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2005-01-25 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Pete Stanley 2005-01-25 1:37:09 AM|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 No real surprises here. Just about every European power sold weapons to the natives during the era of European imperialism. Did not prevent the natives from being conquered, even though many native sovereigns hired European officers to train and command native units armed with these weapons.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-01-25 9:48:45 AM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-01-25 9:48:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Even if the Russkies put up radar installations at various sites, what are the chances they would detect low-flying cruise missiles?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-01-25 10:35:08 AM|| 2005-01-25 10:35:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 hmmm - any of those oh so effective "GPS Jammers" also sold?

Posted by Frank G 2005-01-25 11:11:44 AM|| 2005-01-25 11:11:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 This time around, let's hope that Russia expert Condi Rice will have the foresight to approach Putin and ask, What's your price?

Russia's military export sector is desperate for cash. If we can wean them off of middle eastern basket-case clients-- who don't provide Russia any real clout in the region, only cash-- with a few billion $$, then it's money well spent.

Posted by lex 2005-01-25 11:32:57 AM|| 2005-01-25 11:32:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 I thought our guys like to do something that causes the radar installations to "light up" so they know where to send the missiles?

Posted by trailing wife 2005-01-25 12:15:43 PM|| 2005-01-25 12:15:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 The only way to counter threats like this, is for the US to tell Russia we could supply the Chechen resistence also; and the US knows this. We have both trump cards and 'Aces In The Hole' on this one!

Posted by smn 2005-01-25 12:16:48 PM|| 2005-01-25 12:16:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 smn: The only way to counter threats like this, is for the US to tell Russia we could supply the Chechen resistence also; and the US knows this. We have both trump cards and 'Aces In The Hole' on this one!

The Russians will know it's a bluff. Having Muslims carve a nuclear-armed Islamic empire out of Russian soil isn't on the list of American priorities.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-01-25 12:24:18 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-01-25 12:24:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 I thought our guys like to do something that causes the radar installations to "light up" so they know where to send the missiles?

Wild Weasel

Posted by Pappy 2005-01-25 1:25:44 PM|| 2005-01-25 1:25:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Frank: We referred to the GPS Jammers as "HARM beacons." I still understand the thinking that says "Here's a valuable target. Let's put a transmitter on top of it."

Posted by jackal 2005-01-25 2:24:54 PM|| [http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-01-25 2:24:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Blast. Make that "I still don't understand..."

Preview doesn't help if you don't actually read and check the text.

Posted by jackal 2005-01-25 2:26:18 PM|| [http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-01-25 2:26:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Russkies can give and we or the Israelis will take away. Fire 1...

Posted by Senator Barbara Boxer 2005-01-25 2:41:06 PM|| 2005-01-25 2:41:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 I'm sure it's quite easy to reconfigure a Tomahawk warhead to home in on a particular radar signature. Once within a given range, changing the 'signature' does no good - the missile has locked in on the coordinates, requires no further guidance. Done correctly (usually using three missiles, one with HE, another with WP, and a third GP), the antenna is taken out, the area is sprayed with 36,000 half-inch ball bearings at 3200fpm (does nasty things to control vans, generator vans, and human bodies that get in the way), and set afire. The alternative is a tac nuke to take out both the radar and the site it's trying to protect.

The thing to consider is the possibility of combining scramjet technology with other missile technology to attack installations like this. The missile will impact before the radar can identify it. I wonder just how advanced scramjet technology REALLY is...

Posted by Old Patriot 2005-01-25 4:08:20 PM|| [http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2005-01-25 4:08:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Bah.... I thought that the lesson of the first gulf war is that ex-soviet weapons (indeed, any weapons other than those built by americans (with certain exceptions)) were worthless. Good for keeping your populace under your iron boot, but not very combat effective. Money spent on them would be better spent on swiss bank accounts for when you have to flee suddenly.

Posted by Mark E. 2005-01-25 6:01:16 PM|| 2005-01-25 6:01:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Thanks Pappy and OP. So in other words, we want the Russians to increase their sales of such things to Iran, so our troops can play a bit longer with their toys, yes? Oh, and does this also apply (given Mark E's comment) to European weapons sales to Red China?

Posted by trailing wife 2005-01-25 6:39:27 PM|| 2005-01-25 6:39:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Oh, and does this also apply (given Mark E's comment) to European weapons sales to Red China?

It's likely.

Posted by Pappy 2005-01-25 7:01:28 PM|| 2005-01-25 7:01:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 Just how does this type of radar protect you from an ICBM that is landing on top of your head?

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2005-01-25 11:16:01 PM|| 2005-01-25 11:16:01 PM|| Front Page Top

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