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2009-06-15 Southeast Asia

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Posted by Steve White 2009-06-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 ION WORLD MIL FORUM > IIUC US AND VIETNAM TO BEGIN "POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SECURITY DIALOGUES". US MILITARY [USAF]WILL RETURN TO VIETNAM TO HELP THE VIETNAMESE [read, agz CHINA]???

* SAME > CHIN WILL PURCHASE RUSSIAN "BACKFIRE" BOMBERS FOR BASING ON HAINAN ISLAND. CHIN "BACKFIRES" MAY USE NUCLEAR-ARMED LR ANTI-CARRIER CRUISE MISSLES FOR WARTIME USE AGZ THE US NAVY CARRIER AND US FORCES ON/NEAR TAIWAN, THE PHILIPPINES, AND CHINA SEAS???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-06-15 03:26|| 2009-06-15 03:26|| Front Page Top

#2 just like the USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) was hunting the submarine, the submarine was hunting the destroyer.

Or it could be (as one commenter there noted) that the submarine was attempting to snag the towed array and recover it for study. The Soviets had done that.

Galrahn has an okay website and lots of information/traffic. Most times, tho, he reads too much into things (or uses them to prop up his pet theories).

Posted by Pappy 2009-06-15 18:50|| 2009-06-15 18:50|| Front Page Top

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