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Ideas for my DIO - ICBM on the road...
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Posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 03:22 PM UTC
Dont see this on the interstate every day...

https://twitter.com/i/status/1100908424278233088
petbat
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Posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 03:28 PM UTC
No attempt to camouflage what they are, busy main road, captured on a phone camera....... oh how the times have changed.
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Posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 03:40 PM UTC
Talk about a "No worries mate," moment! Didn't see much in the way of escort vehicles, either. Today's Russia for sure.
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Posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 08:28 PM UTC

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No attempt to camouflage what they are


Given the shape and size of those monsters, I don't think it would work anyway...

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Posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 09:44 PM UTC

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No attempt to camouflage what they are


Given the shape and size of those monsters, I don't think it would work anyway...


Who knows ? Maybe they should give this a try



H.P.
M4A1Sherman
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Posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 09:59 PM UTC
Well... How ELSE do you guys think that the Russians would move these gigantic things around..? Satellites can see everything, anyway, whether these ICBMs are camouflaged, or have "escort vehicles" or whether they are moved by rail, truck-transport, ship, "Mriyas", helicopters or pushcarts...

Perhaps moving these ICBMs around "in the open" is meant to send a "political message"... I wouldn't worry about it...
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Posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 10:18 PM UTC

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Well... How ELSE do you guys think that the Russians would move these gigantic things around..? Satellites can see everything, anyway, whether these ICBMs are camouflaged, or have "escort vehicles" or whether they are moved by rail, truck-transport, ship, "Mriyas", helicopters or pushcarts...

Perhaps moving these ICBMs around "in the open" is meant to send a "political message"... I wouldn't worry about it...


Exactly.

If you have got it, flaunt it!

More than half of the purpose with having weapons is to send a message to others: "Don't mess with me because I have this nice shiny sharp sword"

/ Robin
KurtLaughlin
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Posted: Thursday, April 11, 2019 - 05:05 AM UTC
NEWS FLASH: The B-2 bomber flying over the Super Bowl was not carrying a full load of war reserve nuclear bombs.

The photographer assumes that the transporters are armed. They could be missiles without warhead sections or completely empty launch tubes. They are trucks. Trucks gotta go on roads to get from here to there.

KL

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