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This is one of the reasons The Pentagon needs to keep their eyes on climate change. The politicization of the science needs to stop. I am also surprised The Ai

This is one of the reasons The Pentagon needs to keep their eyes on climate change. The politicization of the science needs to stop. I am also surprised The Air-force did not move the entirety of the fleet as it normally does when extreme weather is imminent.

sremani 8y ago
If you have read down the twitter thread you would have perfectly found an article explaining the reasons.. http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/24204/setting-the-record-straight-on-why-fighter-jets-cant-all-simply-fly-away-to-escape-storms http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/24204/setting-the-recor...
- justin66 8y ago
  Does that author have any sort of military background, or is he just a blogger?
  - nradov 8y ago
    Tyler Rogoway is a well known defense journalist and has been covering this stuff for years. He's not just a blogger.
    - justin66 8y ago
      I tried to find a CV for him, to no avail. I am pretty unimpressed with the tone of his comments (you fools just don't understand!).
      - nradov 8y ago
        I might take a snippy tone myself if ignorant people kept sending me the same stupid suggestions and questions. Most of his articles are somewhat "inside baseball" and assume that the reader has a certain baseline knowledge of policy and technology rather than explaining every little thing.
        justin66 8y ago
        > I might take a snippy tone myself if ignorant people kept sending me the same stupid suggestions and questions. And in that hypothetical, I guess I'd point out that if you are affected by such things, having a strong Twitter presence and making your web presence a sub-blog on an automotive website might be the wrong way to go about things. > Most of his articles are somewhat "inside baseball" and assume that the reader has a certain baseline knowledge of policy and technology rather than explaining every little thing. I didn't exactly feel like I was reading Aviation Week or something when I took a peek at his stuff. Hence my original question.
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sremani 8y ago

If you have read down the twitter thread you would have perfectly found an article explaining the reasons.. http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/24204/setting-the-record-straight-on-why-fighter-jets-cant-all-simply-fly-away-to-escape-storms http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/24204/setting-the-recor...

justin66 8y ago
Does that author have any sort of military background, or is he just a blogger?
- nradov 8y ago
  Tyler Rogoway is a well known defense journalist and has been covering this stuff for years. He's not just a blogger.
  - justin66 8y ago
    I tried to find a CV for him, to no avail. I am pretty unimpressed with the tone of his comments (you fools just don't understand!).
    - nradov 8y ago
      I might take a snippy tone myself if ignorant people kept sending me the same stupid suggestions and questions. Most of his articles are somewhat "inside baseball" and assume that the reader has a certain baseline knowledge of policy and technology rather than explaining every little thing.
      - justin66 8y ago
        > I might take a snippy tone myself if ignorant people kept sending me the same stupid suggestions and questions. And in that hypothetical, I guess I'd point out that if you are affected by such things, having a strong Twitter presence and making your web presence a sub-blog on an automotive website might be the wrong way to go about things. > Most of his articles are somewhat "inside baseball" and assume that the reader has a certain baseline knowledge of policy and technology rather than explaining every little thing. I didn't exactly feel like I was reading Aviation Week or something when I took a peek at his stuff. Hence my original question.

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