Re: [californiadisasters] Pentagon Has 'No Clue' Who Launched SoCal Missile

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim Noyes" <kimnoyes@gmail.com>
To: <californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: [californiadisasters] Pentagon Has 'No Clue' Who Launched SoCal
Missile

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> However, there is still the possibility of an errant launch by us that
they
> are not prepared to talk about yet but if that were the case it would
> probably have a nuke on it and something in Russia would have gone bye-bye
> by now.

Not so. Any ordnance, nuke or otherwise, is quite secured against exploding,
even after launch. Non-classified example: A standard 750 lb bomb is a metal
casing filled with a quite powerful but quite insensitive explosive. When
assembled, there is a "booster-adapter" screwed into the front of it, which
contains an explosive that isn't as powerful but is more sensitive. Into the
booster-adapter is screwed a "fuse", which contains a lot of "works", but
only a little bit of explosive. The works is operated by a propeller and the
"safety" is wound out of the way of the pin that upon impact strikes the
fuse's explosive and detonates it, causing the booster-adapter to detonate,
which causes the bomb to explode.

While hanging on the airplane, the propeller is held in place by a safety
wire. To release (drop) the bomb, the pilot or bombardier must accomplish
two separate actions to drop the bomb while holding the safety wire. Then
the propeller must spin its full travel and the tip of the bomb must hit
something. There are very few cases where a bomb that was not armed exploded
upon impact (too many cases where a bomb was dropped accidentally).

I can assure you that the nukes are much safer than a 750-pounder.

>
> Another possibility is that Russia or China launched a test missile firing
> from a sub off the Cali coast to make a loud statement to us and our
> government is feigning ignorance until a response has been decided upon
and
> executed.

Or (more likely), N. Korea, or Muslims.

>
> Kimmer
>
> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 3:33 PM, newnethboy <kef413@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Exactly! It may be political, but it is definitely, absolutely not a
> > scientific statement to say, "We have no idea what it was, but it was no
> > security threat."
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kate Hutton" <katehutton@gmail.com <katehutton%40gmail.com>>
> > To:
<californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com<californiadisasters%40yahoogroups.com>
> > >
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 2:13 PM
> > Subject: Re: [californiadisasters] Pentagon Has 'No Clue' Who Launched
> > SoCal
> > Missile
> >
> > > Ah ... right.
> > >
> > > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Kim Noyes
<kimnoyes@gmail.com<kimnoyes%40gmail.com>>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Mystery Object No Threat to Nation: NORAD By R. STICKNEY KNBC-TV Los
> > > > AngelesUpdated 11:55 AM PST, Tue, Nov 9, 2010What appeared to be a
> >
> > missile
> > > > launch near Los Angeles Monday night may be something entirely
> > different
> > as
> > > > military and aviation agencies and experts chime in on the
mysterious
> > object
> > > > spotted over the Southern California sky.
> > :
> >
> >
>
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