SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: LindyBill who wrote (361131)4/24/2010 8:29:07 PM
From: ManyMoose5 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) of 794309
 
We had a tank company there.

I don't know whether this is true or not, but I recall reading some years ago that NATO war games almost always escalated into mock nuclear exchanges because the intractable topography in Europe and its adaptability to armored invasion left no alternative, and our tank company would have been quickly annihilated.

A Coast Guard captain I knew in Alaska always said that Coast Guard exercises bent over backwards to avoid mock nuclear exchange. I guess things have changed.

He showed me satellite images of the Bering Sea and pointed out that he knew every vessel afloat. He claimed he could tell whether it was a fisher, transport, or other type by the reflectance of the oil plume in the wake.

By the way, Sarah Palin was not snarky when she related how close Alaska is to Russia. As the international date line intersects Alaska, it has both the eastern- and western-most point in the United State.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2026 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News