Mystery Missile Launch off California Coast

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Maybe I don't understand everything going on here. So does NORAD monitor every single commercial plane in the air in addition to all military traffic?

Yes, all 20,000 of them. At one time.:twitcy:

They respond to hi-jacked planes and in 2000 they had a 100% success rate with drills. They went 0-4 in one day on 9/11.

And Dan Kuehl had a 100% success rate in practice throwing that fake extra point pass. He missed it in the game. Conspiracy!
 

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Oh, time for some serious back pedaling just in case this thread is being monitored. You do know they monitor threads like this don't you?

Anyway, my prior posting was completely fictional. I have no knowledge of any threats against the United States or any of its allies. I have never been to North Korea. Or South Korea. Or anywhere in Asia. I have never met with any agents of any foreign government. I do not know how to make bombs of any type. I do not want to know how to make bombs of any type. While I am not a democrat and don't particularly like the President I do not wish him harm of any type. Frankly, if anyone in the government reads this, they should consider me an idiot. Really. A harmless idiot. I am like a monkey randomly hitting a keyboard. I am no threat to anyone. Please leave me alone.

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Too late, RBaby. You are now on the Compendium List.
 

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I would think they do... probably not up to the technology of our subs but I would think they at least have some submarines. Heck drug runners from Mexico and Columbia have used their own submarines before, I'm sure China has some.

I wonder if it's better than Mexico's?

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non-serious question- China has a sub?

I would think they do... probably not up to the technology of our subs but I would think they at least have some submarines. Heck drug runners from Mexico and Columbia have used their own submarines before, I'm sure China has some.

Yes China has subs. Most of their fleet (~50) is diesel powered, but they have a few nuclear attack subs and a few nuclear powered missile subs. Popular mechanics had a decent writeup this month on how chinese military tech has become more and more focused on attacking our carriers. From what has been in the news about their new anti-carrier weaponry, it looks like pretty scary stuff. Basically, in the event that they were to attack Taiwan, their goal is to take away our ability to use naval power. Taiwan is kinda SOL without our navy as the only forces we have near to defend the island that I know of are in Korea, Afghanistan and whatever we have in Japan. Afghanistan is kinda out of the picture, as planes from there would have to fly across china to get to Taiwan. The forces in korea are there for a reason, that being to deter the crazy person from the north from attacking. If China attacks, I have a feeling el presidente glorious leader would probably try something in the chaos.

In summary, it would be a pretty scary scenario if the chinese decided to invade Taiwan. Especially if they can prevent our carriers from being in the area to provide protection.

I'm really hoping it wasn't a chinese missile.
 

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Did we shoot it down? Did we send up some planes to watch it? Or were we too busy watching the whales off the coast. Or were they filming a Hollywood James Bond movie?
 

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We used to have 100% success rate in Tornado drills in the 3rd grade. I bet if an F5 came our way we would have kicked it's ***!

I think when a person has reached such a level like this on the stupid-ometer, the ban-hammer should come out. Call it a mercy banning or what have you.
 
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Did we shoot it down? Did we send up some planes to watch it? Or were we too busy watching the whales off the coast. Or were they filming a Hollywood James Bond movie?

If a movie was using what was shown in the movie, no way they did it without either

1. Military assistance, in which case the military would have said "yeah, its a movie"

or

2. Permits of some sort. Pretty sure you have to notify the FAA for any rockets much bigger than what they sell at Hobby Lobby. And from the video, that one looked to be a lot bigger than what Hobby Lobby sells. (although, I admit, it has been a couple years since I built a model rocket, so maybe they have started selling Saturn V's. If that is the case, can you tell me where I can buy the apollo capsule kit? )
 

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Doesn't mean you're a bad American, just a moron.

Regardless if you believe if it was an inside job or not there are questions that we still need to ask. Like what caused Tower 7 to collapse? And why does the damage at the Pentagon not even closely resemble a 747 hitting it?

Pentagon crash site:

visites8.jpg

Really?
 

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Bush wasn't conservative, I don't care what anyone has to say about that one.

Conservatives selected him as their Presidential nominee and voted for him in overwhelming numbers. And in the Republican Primary, he was seen (rightly so) as the more conservative choice between himself and his main competition, John Mccain. Bush was the absolute darling that year of the majority of the far right and of far right special interest groups. By any rational measure of the American political spectrum, Bush was a conservative.

It seems to me that some newcomers to politics have some crazy idea that unless you are at the far-right of the political spectrum on every single issue these days, your not a conservative. This is simply not true, and frankly, the whole idealogical purity thing is scary to most rational people and moderates.
 

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Regardless if you believe if it was an inside job or not there are questions that we still need to ask. Like what caused Tower 7 to collapse? And why does the damage at the Pentagon not even closely resemble a 747 hitting it?

Pentagon crash site:

visites8.jpg

Really?


Really? Really? Go get a degree in engineering and then get back to me. This is almost as bad as when a poli sci major tried to tell me that pure ethanol would be a great replacement for gasoline.
 

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Regardless if you believe if it was an inside job or not there are questions that we still need to ask. Like what caused Tower 7 to collapse? And why does the damage at the Pentagon not even closely resemble a 747 hitting it?

Pentagon crash site:

visites8.jpg

Really?

Anything with MSPaint must be credible and believable! OMG! I see the truth now!
 

CYphyllis

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Regardless if you believe if it was an inside job or not there are questions that we still need to ask. Like what caused Tower 7 to collapse? And why does the damage at the Pentagon not even closely resemble a 747 hitting it?

Pentagon crash site:

visites8.jpg

Really?

Well when you randomly put a red overlay in the shape of plane next to the crash site it all starts to make sense. This is the defining proof that this is all just a hoax. The conspiracy theory has been unequivocally proven.
 

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Regardless if you believe if it was an inside job or not there are questions that we still need to ask. Like what caused Tower 7 to collapse? And why does the damage at the Pentagon not even closely resemble a 747 hitting it?

Pentagon crash site:

visites8.jpg

Really?
It actually looks like that is the exact damage that would happen. but hey..to each is own:eek:
 

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Regardless if you believe if it was an inside job or not there are questions that we still need to ask. Like what caused Tower 7 to collapse? And why does the damage at the Pentagon not even closely resemble a 747 hitting it?

Pentagon crash site:

visites8.jpg

Really?

All of these conspiracy theories have been fully debunked time and time again. There is simply no credible evidence to support any of them.