Russia detects two missile launches in Mediterranean(news.yahoo.com)
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Russia detects two missile launches in Mediterranean
http://news.yahoo.com/russia-detects-two-missile-launches-mediterranean-093544642.html
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It was a test: http://www.euronews.com/2013/09/03/russia-says-ballistic-obj...
I'm not taking any side here, but both this link and the top story provide little evidence, and neither side is quoting particularly credible sources.
Euronews is a reputable agency, though.
US Navy did not fire it. From Reuters:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/03/us-syria-crisis-us...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/03/us-syria-crisis-us...
"No missiles were fired from U.S. ships." That doesn't mean they weren't participating in the test.
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Sorry, but why is this on the front page of HN?
Let's say I can understand the NSA stories, since they're somewhat tech related, but this is just off-topic, IMHO.
Let's say I can understand the NSA stories, since they're somewhat tech related, but this is just off-topic, IMHO.
Missile test by Israel and the US?
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=de&sl=auto&tl=en&u=...
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=de&sl=auto&tl=en&u=...
That was just a military exercise and a clear power demonstration.
But indeed we are very close to another war, and IMHO this time will not be a walk in the park with a possible Russian intervention on it. Remember, Kremlin always consider US a 'business partner' which can be easily turned into an enemy.
But indeed we are very close to another war, and IMHO this time will not be a walk in the park with a possible Russian intervention on it. Remember, Kremlin always consider US a 'business partner' which can be easily turned into an enemy.
The first thing I noticed in this article is that the continents on AFP's visual seem warped. You can even see parts of Antarctica away from the empty south pole, and Siberia seems to occupy the north pole.
This is weird, they could just not have added meridians and parallels, and it would have been fine.
This is weird, they could just not have added meridians and parallels, and it would have been fine.
> The missiles fell into the Mediterranean Sea.
On another note, are the seas and oceans ever cleaned up from all this junk which falls into it? Is there any plan at all? Or, it's on the bottom and nobody can see it so we don't have to care about it.
On another note, are the seas and oceans ever cleaned up from all this junk which falls into it? Is there any plan at all? Or, it's on the bottom and nobody can see it so we don't have to care about it.
Even on land they aren't cleaned up (see http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xVwr9gMopMY/UGhek26WYJI/AAAAAAAABz... for example, on Kerguelen island there is large area littered with missiles remaining from France-USSR testing in the 60's) so under the sea? Not a chance.
Nope. I believe there are nuclear reactors and warheads sitting on the bottom of the ocean from submarine accidents, though possibly those have been secretly recovered.