Absolutely. Idiots in my state exhausted bullets and guns at the beginning of Covid, (not a sporting goods store had a single inventory item concerning guns n bullets after the first month, all sold) perhaps imagining they could shoot the little thing dead, and they rebelled against the Vaccines and ended up dying. Genius.doubtingthomas wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 2:08 amFighter jets are unable to stop intercontinental ballistic missiles. So why are fighter jets necessary?Doctor CamNC4Me wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 12:57 am
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I am a bit puzzled, there have been a number of wars since 1946 none of which employed intercontinental ballistic missiles but all employed fighter jets.Philo Sofee wrote: ↑Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:20 amAbsolutely. Idiots in my state exhausted bullets and guns at the beginning of Covid, (not a sporting goods store had a single inventory item concerning guns n bullets after the first month, all sold) perhaps imagining they could shoot the little thing dead, and they rebelled against the Vaccines and ended up dying. Genius.doubtingthomas wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 2:08 am
Fighter jets are unable to stop intercontinental ballistic missiles. So why are fighter jets necessary?
I think our country is spending too much in the military. The biggest threat to our country is a Genetically Engineered Virus.
It is hard to limit a virus to a specific target making it unattractive as a weapon of war.
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No country would employ fighter jets to attack the US.huckelberry wrote: ↑Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:36 amI am a bit puzzled, there have been a number of wars since 1946 none of which employed intercontinental ballistic missiles but all employed fighter jets.
It's hard, but not impossible. Who knows how advance the science gets in 20 years.huckelberry wrote: ↑Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:36 amIt is hard to limit a virus to a specific target making it unattractive as a weapon of war.
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No country that anticipated any form of overall successful military campaign, and didn't care about neutralizing in-air capabilities, or precision retaliatory or defense attacks.doubtingthomas wrote: ↑Fri Jun 03, 2022 3:38 amNo country would employ fighter jets to attack the US.huckelberry wrote: ↑Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:36 amI am a bit puzzled, there have been a number of wars since 1946 none of which employed intercontinental ballistic missiles but all employed fighter jets.
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Right. That said, what’s the version of aircraft you feel is good enough in today’s operating environment?doubtingthomas wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 2:08 amFighter jets are unable to stop intercontinental ballistic missiles. So why are fighter jets necessary?Doctor CamNC4Me wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 12:57 am
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Incidentally, a while back, the head of the US Missile Defense Agency indicated that the F-35 will be fully capable of detecting, tracking, and intercepting ICBMs by 2025.doubtingthomas wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 2:08 amFighter jets are unable to stop intercontinental ballistic missiles. So why are fighter jets necessary?
F-35s are already capable of taking out an ICBM during the boost phase.
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Don't know, you tell me.Doctor CamNC4Me wrote: ↑Fri Jun 03, 2022 8:54 pm
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Doctor Steuss wrote: ↑Fri Jun 03, 2022 9:11 pmIncidentally, a while back, the head of the US Missile Defense Agency indicated that the F-35 will be fully capable of detecting, tracking, and intercepting ICBMs by 2025.
F-35s are already capable of taking out an ICBM during the boost phase.
Reference. And ICBMs won't be faster by 2025? Can F35s take out Satan II? And wouldn't it be easier and less expensive to use lasers or other missiles to take out ICBMs?
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Secondhand Lions is one of my favorites!Bret Ripley wrote: ↑Wed Jun 01, 2022 6:28 pmSecondhand Lions is awesome. Secondhand Lions trivia: the end-credit art is by Berkeley Breathed (of Bloom County fame) and is his take on an alt-universe version of Calvin and Hobbes, which in the film's story is the creation of the young protagonist. The film also features Robert Duvall and Michael Caine, for folks who go in for things not strictly cartoon-related (if such exist).
Top Gun is good fun, but would have benefited from a lion or two.
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My favorite Tom Cruise movies (movies starring Cruise):
Vanilla Sky
Minority Report
Oblivion
Edge of Tomorrow
To see list:
Eyes Wide Shut
Vanilla Sky
Minority Report
Oblivion
Edge of Tomorrow
To see list:
Eyes Wide Shut
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.”~Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow