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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 34530662 Brazil 02/16/2013 08:31 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: So, hypothetically, is it possible to blow a nuke 50 kilometers above the Russian soil, without being intercepted by Russia air defenses? A new kind of weapon? Launched from space, and dropping until it reached 50 kilometers above the soil, and then detonated? The goal was to create a shockwave that could "freak out" Russians, without causing too much damage? |
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Polynomial User ID: 14068473 United States 02/16/2013 08:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: So, hypothetically, is it possible to blow a nuke 50 kilometers above the Russian soil, without being intercepted by Russia air defenses? A nuke exploding 50 kilometers above the soil. Quoting: just speculation 34530662 Just to create the shock wave. Operation Shock and Awe. About 50 kilometers above the soil... Can that thing arrive there without being detected and intercepted by Russia air defenses? And what if it was launched from space, and so it came from above, dropping fast? Shock and Awe. Not much destruction, just the Shock and Awe... Possibly a warning? No. The meteor was moving at speeds far, far greater than what our ICBMs are capable of today. And there are no pieces of the meteor (thus far) because a lot of them, if not all, vaporized. If not, the smaller fragments were probably scattered so far and wide by the explosion that they won't ever be found. "Digging to the rhythm and the echo of a solitary siren." |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 34483116 United States 02/16/2013 08:37 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: So, hypothetically, is it possible to blow a nuke 50 kilometers above the Russian soil, without being intercepted by Russia air defenses? Excellent question! It would be the perfect retaliation for those pesky Ruskies who are returning to the gold standard and upsetting the petrodollar. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 34483116 Motive: ... it's the gold, baaaabyyyy: [link to www.godlikeproductions.com] [link to www.godlikeproductions.com] ...or stepping on the vatican's toes: Thread: Vatican Gold Grab - Warning to Russians to not Interfere ... perhaps someone didn't like the Ruskies' scrutiny: Thread: Russia Says IMF Chief Jailed For Discovering All US Gold Is Gone |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 34530662 Brazil 02/16/2013 08:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: So, hypothetically, is it possible to blow a nuke 50 kilometers above the Russian soil, without being intercepted by Russia air defenses? Excellent question! It would be the perfect retaliation for those pesky Ruskies who are returning to the gold standard and upsetting the petrodollar. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 34483116 Motive: ... it's the gold, baaaabyyyy: [link to www.godlikeproductions.com] [link to www.godlikeproductions.com] ...or stepping on the vatican's toes: Thread: Vatican Gold Grab - Warning to Russians to not Interfere ... perhaps someone didn't like the Ruskies' scrutiny: Thread: Russia Says IMF Chief Jailed For Discovering All US Gold Is Gone |
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Nickadeemus User ID: 11003010 United States 02/16/2013 08:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: So, hypothetically, is it possible to blow a nuke 50 kilometers above the Russian soil, without being intercepted by Russia air defenses? A nuke exploding 50 kilometers above the soil. Quoting: just speculation 34530662 Just to create the shock wave. Operation Shock and Awe. About 50 kilometers above the soil... Can that thing arrive there without being detected and intercepted by Russia air defenses? And what if it was launched from space, and so it came from above, dropping fast? Shock and Awe. Not much destruction, just the Shock and Awe... Possibly a warning? No. The meteor was moving at speeds far, far greater than what our ICBMs are capable of today. And there are no pieces of the meteor (thus far) because a lot of them, if not all, vaporized. If not, the smaller fragments were probably scattered so far and wide by the explosion that they won't ever be found. Agreed. Only I saw a vid where they had found plenty of fragments of the Meteor. I'm trying to find it now. Well said! Nick® Pure Life; Get it on... |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 34483116 United States 02/16/2013 09:48 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: So, hypothetically, is it possible to blow a nuke 50 kilometers above the Russian soil, without being intercepted by Russia air defenses? A nuke exploding 50 kilometers above the soil. Quoting: just speculation 34530662 Just to create the shock wave. Operation Shock and Awe. About 50 kilometers above the soil... Can that thing arrive there without being detected and intercepted by Russia air defenses? And what if it was launched from space, and so it came from above, dropping fast? Shock and Awe. Not much destruction, just the Shock and Awe... Possibly a warning? No. The meteor was moving at speeds far, far greater than what our ICBMs are capable of today. And there are no pieces of the meteor (thus far) because a lot of them, if not all, vaporized. If not, the smaller fragments were probably scattered so far and wide by the explosion that they won't ever be found. Agreed. Only I saw a vid where they had found plenty of fragments of the Meteor. I'm trying to find it now. Well said! Nick® :thinkin: good luck with that... and while you're at it have your diaper changed |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1375041 United States 02/16/2013 10:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: So, hypothetically, is it possible to blow a nuke 50 kilometers above the Russian soil, without being intercepted by Russia air defenses? An ICBM would not have been so visible, especially from the front conical perspective. An ICBM also would not have had such a wide arc, they usually come in at a downward angle from way up high to avoid detection. Of course I understand your point is they wanted it to be detected, but still no rocket puts out that kind of brilliance from the front. Also the brief twin smoke trails would not be common to an ICBM. |
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Nickadeemus User ID: 11003010 United States 02/16/2013 12:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: So, hypothetically, is it possible to blow a nuke 50 kilometers above the Russian soil, without being intercepted by Russia air defenses? A nuke exploding 50 kilometers above the soil. Quoting: just speculation 34530662 Just to create the shock wave. Operation Shock and Awe. About 50 kilometers above the soil... Can that thing arrive there without being detected and intercepted by Russia air defenses? And what if it was launched from space, and so it came from above, dropping fast? Shock and Awe. Not much destruction, just the Shock and Awe... Possibly a warning? No. The meteor was moving at speeds far, far greater than what our ICBMs are capable of today. And there are no pieces of the meteor (thus far) because a lot of them, if not all, vaporized. If not, the smaller fragments were probably scattered so far and wide by the explosion that they won't ever be found. Agreed. Only I saw a vid where they had found plenty of fragments of the Meteor. I'm trying to find it now. Well said! Nick® good luck with that... and while you're at it have your diaper changed [link to rt.com] 3rd paragraph down describes Russian army finding "debris" fields. Oh, btw AC here's where I tell you to eat a giant dick. Nick :foamy: Last Edited by Nickadeemus on 02/16/2013 12:53 PM Pure Life; Get it on... |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 34536738 Thailand 02/16/2013 01:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: So, hypothetically, is it possible to blow a nuke 50 kilometers above the Russian soil, without being intercepted by Russia air defenses? WITHIN 1 minute. see: 1 min mark the feather weight ash must have been moving at 0.5km per second which works out to (at 30km up) 1120 miles per hour (against air resistance)... IMPOSSIBLE. unless object lower than stated... and not a meteor, |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 20294214 United States 02/16/2013 02:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: So, hypothetically, is it possible to blow a nuke 50 kilometers above the Russian soil, without being intercepted by Russia air defenses? since when does feather weight black ash float down from a meteor that exploded 30-50 kilometers high Quoting: BuggedOut WITHIN 1 minute. see: 1 min mark the feather weight ash must have been moving at 0.5km per second which works out to (at 30km up) 1120 miles per hour (against air resistance)... IMPOSSIBLE. unless object lower than stated... and not a meteor, I saw another video where you see the area brighten up and about 13 seconds later you see the concussion from the blast that's closer to 2 miles away then 30-50 km |
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