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2016-04-14 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
USS Donald Cook buzzed again by Russian jets in Baltic
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Posted by Steve White 2016-04-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ]  Top

#1 Yes it is provocative and shoot them down. They would shoot us down if we did the same thing.
Posted by texhooey 2016-04-14 02:43||   2016-04-14 02:43|| Front Page Top

#2 test all the chaff dispensers that just happen to be in the flight path? Little bit of metal foil sucked into those engines might be fun to see.
Posted by Beldar Smith4412 2016-04-14 03:58||   2016-04-14 03:58|| Front Page Top

#3 CAPT Will C. Rogers, skipper of the U.S.S. Vincennes might have approached the problem a bit differently.
Posted by Besoeker 2016-04-14 06:21||   2016-04-14 06:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Why the big surprise? Everybody knows the Baltic Sea is a Putin lake!

They do now. Good thing our CIC can be more 'flexible' his second term.
Posted by Bobby 2016-04-14 07:31||   2016-04-14 07:31|| Front Page Top

#5 That would be flaccid, not flexible.
Posted by Procopius2k 2016-04-14 08:14||   2016-04-14 08:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Good one. :-)
Posted by gorb 2016-04-14 11:13||   2016-04-14 11:13|| Front Page Top

#7 Light up any Russian aircraft that comes within 10 miles with the targeting radars. If they pass 2 miles shoot it down.

End of issue.
Posted by DarthVader 2016-04-14 13:10||   2016-04-14 13:10|| Front Page Top

#8 According to An Nahar, Russia sez they weren't reckless or provocative, insisting they'd observed all safety precautions. Putin's Pond, indeed.
Posted by trailing wife 2016-04-14 14:10||   2016-04-14 14:10|| Front Page Top

#9 Bet The Spy 1 D was off.
Posted by Shipman 2016-04-14 16:19||   2016-04-14 16:19|| Front Page Top

#10 Anyone remember KAL 007 ?
Posted by Besoeker 2016-04-14 18:00||   2016-04-14 18:00|| Front Page Top

#11 Radar lock?
Posted by Frank G 2016-04-14 21:13||   2016-04-14 21:13|| Front Page Top

#12 Launch the barrage balloons!
Posted by SteveS 2016-04-14 22:01||   2016-04-14 22:01|| Front Page Top

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