Comment Re:Do you have any hands-on experience ? (Score 1) 667
Rebels had shoot down an Ukrainian transport at much lower attitude, during landing.
The AN-26 they shot down on the 14th July was reportedly at 6500 metres (21,000 feet).
Rebels had shoot down an Ukrainian transport at much lower attitude, during landing.
The AN-26 they shot down on the 14th July was reportedly at 6500 metres (21,000 feet).
later called "Bundesnachrichtendienst"
Ooooh, scary German name.
"Federal Information Office".
Oh, a little less scary.
the BUK system is equipped with a civilian transponder safety lock which has to be manually disabled before a missile can be fired at an aircraft showing a civilian IFF.
And you would know this how, exactly?
References or GTFO.
Does this help . Look for IFF (Identification Friend or Foe).
IFF is active - it tells you who is a friend (and civilain != friend).
However ihtoit claims to have been trained to use the Buk, so maybe he's right.
[ the 1983 improvement for the Buk ] Additionally a non-cooperative threat classification system was installed, relying on analysis of returned radar signals to purportedly identify and clearly distinguish civilian aircraft from potential military targets in the absence of IFF.
It's not clear whether an isolated Buk TELAR vehicle has this, or whether its part of the target acquisition or fire control vehicles, and it seems the rebels were using isolated TELAR vehicles rather than full batteries.
FYI: the target acquisition radar systems on the Gadfly BUK missile systems are all equipped with built-in IFF decoders.
But it appears the rebels didn't have the target acquisition radar systems, just the TELAR vehicles.
they probably expected civilian aircraft to avoid their airspace (a reasonable airliner would have avoided overflying them)
Hundreds of planes fly over the Ukraine every day.
Ah but you see the US has redefined terrorism so it doesn't apply to them:
the term 'terrorism' means premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents;"
So when the USAF drop a bomb on a Japanese city, even if its "premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets" its still not terrorism because its not done by "subnational groups or clandestine agents". Nothing clandestine about a fucking B29.
There. Fuck. "There", not "their". Shit.
It seems that US (who is behind Kiev) is trying to pull Russia into this conflict just as they did in Afghanistan 35 years ago.
Might like to brush up on your history their, comrade.
The US only got involved in Afghanistan after the USSR was fighting on the ground.
I find it strange that both the Netherlands and Malaysia are both very hesitant about making accusations against Russia. I realize both countries are important trading partners with Russia/China, but this is absurd. Russia doesn't care for you.
Maybe they (and especially Malaysia after the MH370 cockups) are just waiting for evidence?
The Netherlands seems to have no reluctance in criticizing Russia for it's cack-handed handling of the situation on the ground, but going from there to saying "Die Putin, you fiend" needs a little more proof.
Putin has effectively already admitted that the rebels did it:
The state over whose territory this occurred bears responsibility for this awful tragedy.
-- Vladimir Putin.
Note that he doesn't say "Ukraine did it", he says "It's Ukraine's fault", i.e. that it would never have happened if Ukraine hadn't made such a fuss about having its territory annexed.
Classic victim blaming. "You made me do it, it's your fault".
Yes, thermometers were invented around that time. But to record GLOBAL TEMPERATURES, you need two thing: 1) an accurate thermometer. Yes, they existed prior to 1980. But you also need 2) global measurements. Prior to satellite measurements, there were very large parts of this globe that didn't have any measurements at all. There were accurate thermometers, they just weren't located all over the place.
And, surprise, the satellites, when they are correctly calibrated, confirm the thermometer data.
In a qualitative sense, not getting the small area over the poles is MUCH different than not getting the vast majority of the planet at all.
ignoring the little problem that the poles may be warming faster than the rest of the planet.
Congratulations. You've just proven me right.
For interpretations of "right" that include "wrong".
You have two religious factions bickering. No amount of evidence for either Global Warming or the opposite will ever convince anyone. So here's my suggestion:
If you think Global Warming is real, move inland and arm yourself to shoot those that try to follow once the waters rise.
Well, I live about 100 metres above sea level, around 157 km from the sea. We don't do that "shoot the refugees" thing here, we're communists.
There aren't that many "coldest on record" events happening. Besides, deniers are going to deny.
Really? My home state (Michigan) just had the coldest and snowiest winter on record. I would think that qualifies.
Michigan. Surface area 250,493 km2
The world. Surface area 510,072,000 km2
Sorry?
There aren't that many "coldest on record" events happening.
Really? We broke record lows just this morning. And our last month has been well below average.
Yes, I realize my above was BS, but so is the "it's hot so it's GW" statements.
When was the most recent global cold record?
Yesterday was the coldest day since the day before that?
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