naval-gazer

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by naval-gazer 7y ago
In Aviation there are nautical miles for ground distance, knots for speed and feet for altitude. But in US aviation there are also statute miles for airport visibility and feet for runway visibility. Customary units are bigger mess than
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by naval-gazer 7y ago
Typical modern war is net loss for every participant. The US could probably do without China but US partners would not. Australia, Japan, South Korea etc. would at some point break rank.
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by naval-gazer 7y ago
The US and Taiwan don't have military alliance. The Taiwan Relations Act is carefully worded to avoid any commitment and maintain strategic ambiguity and keep both sides in check. The strategic interest of the US is limited in terms o
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by naval-gazer 7y ago
There are two possibilities: 1. it's practical impossibility to make unarmed nuclear warhead to explode spontaneously. The worst thing that can happen is conventional explosion that spreads the contents into the sea. 2. it's
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by naval-gazer 7y ago
Power efficiency makes lasers in fighters problematic. The current cutting edge lasers have 35 percent efficiency. If you heat the target with 100 kW power, the fighter absorbs 300 kW of heat. You can use fuel to absorb the heat but heat e
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by naval-gazer 7y ago
Reflective mirror surface is good for stealth if the angle is right.
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by naval-gazer 7y ago
Despite what other commentators say, mirrors would work in theory. In fact lasers themselves have mirrors. High quality mirror material with > 99.8% reflectivity near infrared region would do the job. Multi layer metal substrate, usual
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by naval-gazer 8y ago
This is not anecdotal information. This is public person directly involved laying down criminal blackmail attempt accusation whose goal was to stop him from investigating the source of the information. If Besoz is lying, Pecker and AMI can
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by naval-gazer 8y ago
It looks like criminal blackmail attempt. In a normal case Bezos would just forward all evidence to authorities for more investigation and prosecution. He would issue short press release later when the case goes to court. Because Bezos thi
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by naval-gazer 8y ago
Paying for informants is one of the most efficient uses of government money. It's not a large sum.
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by naval-gazer 8y ago
In many states FBI has run out of replacement tires for vehicles, DNA swab kits, trace evidence filters. FBI can't pay for translator services, etc. They can't pay for informants.
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by naval-gazer 8y ago
Root causes for this mess: * Navy culture where chronic sleep deprivation is used as substitute for battlefield heroics. Navy aviators have enough sleep scheduled. Surface Navy has not seen battle for ages. Being tired is a way to show y