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As goes America so goes England?

At least with regard to missile firing submarines?

THE KEEL FOR THE FIRST OF THE COLUMBIA CLASS MISSILE FIRING SUBMARINES HAVING NOT EVEN BEEN LAID AND YET THE PROGRAM ENCOUNTERS A PROBLEM?

Also this not boding well for the English Royal Navy [RN]?

Thanks to WIZARD  through Harry at Sharkhunters:

"MORE ROYAL NAVY SUBMARINE PROBLEMS"

"Britain's new nuclear submarines [Dreadnought class] face glitches as the US boats fitted with same missile tubes have been found to have cracks. Faulty welding found in the missile tubes of the new US Columbia Class nuclear-armed submarines could delay the future delivery of British Dreadnought boats. Seven of 12 tubes on the $122.3 billion programme were found to be in need of repair when delivered to General Dynamics Electric Boat."

"The Columbia-class submarine . . . is a future United States Navy nuclear submarine class designed to replace the Trident missile-armed Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines."

THOSE DREADNOUGHT CLASS MISSILE FIRING SUBMARINES OF THE BRITISH ALREADY IN THE WORKS HAVING THE SAME FOUND-TO-BE-DEFECTIVE MISSILE TUBES? THIS IS THE QUESTION? HOLD THE HORSES? STOP! FULL STOP!

"The Dreadnought class [successor to the Vanguard class missile firing submarines] is the future replacement for the Vanguard class of ballistic missile submarines. Like their predecessors they will carry Trident II D-5 missiles."

The Columbia and Dreadnought share only missiles and nothing more? British designed and built sub with British designed atomic warhead as distinct from the American brand, Trident D-5 alone a commonality?

Better to find defects now and not later. Someone at least is on-the-ball with regard to quality control and assurance very vital!

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Yperite.

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Cl-CH2-CH2-S-CH2-CH2-Cl.

Yperite = Mustard agent.

"First World War battlefield in Verdun still a danger"

Thanks to Freeper:

"First World War battlefield in Verdun still a danger with thousands of exploded shells 100 years on. Nearly 100 years since the end of the First World War and there are still areas of France unsafe to be visited because of unexploded shells. Some 300,000 soldiers were killed in the Battle of Verdun between France and Germany from February to December 1916. During the onslaught, around six million shells - including many containing mustard gas - were fired by the opposing sides. One million of those failed to explode. Dozens of unexploded shells are unearthed every day"

One-sixth of artillery rounds as fired at Verdun did not detonate! Correct to the extent that you want an artillery round to explode only when you want it to explode. Just as you only want a bomb to explode when you want it to explode. Quality control as understood at that point in time either not a concern or as well implemented as is now? I am not sure.

See previous blog entry the topic of which was unexploded ordnance from both World Wars.


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F-117 LV.

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Plane spotting! See us if you can!

Much to the surprise of all, the F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter-bomber even when removed from service and the inventory still active, up in the air and flying..

Thanks to David Cenciotti of the Aviationist Internet web site and Sputnik.

1. "Let’s Talk About The Sightings Of F-117 Stealth Jets Flying Over Nevada Few Days Ago"

"10 years after their official retirement the 'Black Jet' continues to fly. And no one seems to know what’s the purpose of their secretive missions. Here’s everything we know about their flights."

"In the last few years we [Aviationist] have documented the flights of some F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Jets over Nevada, missions that have continued to be carried out well after the aircraft was officially retired from active service in 2008."

2. "Retired’ US Nighthawks Conduct Mystery Mission Near Area 51 (VIDEO)"

"Two retired F-117 Nighthawk aircraft have been spotted flying over Nevada airspace, and the lack of a clear explanation for their flights has sparked curiosity among US aircraft observers."

With instantaneous and intuitive 100 % metaphysical certitude [courtesy the late John McLaughlin] I can reasonably surmise these surviving and operational F-117 being used to test the various sensors of the F-35 Lightning.

IF THE LIGHTNING CAN DETECT A NIGHTHAWK IT CAN DETECT ANY OTHER WARPLANE, STEALTH OR OTHERWISE!

We can see you!

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From a variety of media sources to include Russian and American. Thanks to all.

1. "Middle East Intelligence Official: Mossad Behind Syrian Rocket Chief Car Bomb"

"It's been reported a senior Middle East intelligence agency official has blamed Israel's controversial intelligence agency Mossad for the assassination of a top Syrian rocket scientist."

2. "Israel ‘welcomes’ murder of Syrian scientist – but denies any involvement in assassination"

"Israel’s minister of intelligence says he 'welcomes' news that a Syrian scientist was killed by a car bomb, even as Tel Aviv denies any part in the murder. The New York Times reported that Israel’s Mossad was behind the attack."

3. "REPORT: Israeli Intelligence Assassinates Syrian Rocket Scientist"

"The Israeli intelligence service, Mossad, assassinated a top Syrian rocket scientist on Saturday using a car bomb, the New York Times first reported Tuesday. The scientist, Aziz Asbar, led a confidential unit known as 'Sector 4”'at the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center developing cutting edge missile technology designed to further Syria’s efforts to initiate the long range bombing of Israeli cities."

THINK THE CANADIAN DOCTOR [PhD] GERALD BULL. HIS BABYLON LONG-RANGE ARTILLERY GUN BEING BUILT UNDER THE AUSPICES OF SADDAM HUSSEIN DESIGNED TO FIRE A CONTINUOUS BARRAGE OF NERVE AGENT SHELLS AT THE ISRAELI. THE ISRAELI NOT WANTING TO WAIT FOR A CATASTROPHIC SITUATION TO TRANSPIRE, DOCTOR BULL AS ALLEGED THE VICTIM OF A MOSSAD OPERATION!

הֱיה שלום

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QC USAF.

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Confidence is high! I repeat, confidence is high!

As is apropos to a previous blog entry. Nutshell type stuff the testing on a periodic basis of Minuteman III missiles AND launch crew. Soup to nuts the process explained. Thanks to the article by Jared Keller.

"Here’s How The Air Force Tests A 40-Year-Old Nuclear Minuteman ICBM"

1." Five years 'before the missile is ever launched,' the Air Force pulls a random Minuteman ICBM for a 'test launch' at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California."

2. "Before the ICBM leaves its home base, Air Force personnel conduct an inspection of the transporter erector launcher (TEL) truck that’s used to actually transport the missile:"

3. "Upon arrival at Vandenberg, the TEL is actually erected…"

4. "the Minuteman is hoisted down into a test silo, where other Air Force personnel will fully assemble the ICBM:"

5. "A month later, the ICBM is test-fired at the Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific, some 4,000 miles away while Air Force personnel gather data [telemetry] on the process, from the initial key-turning to impact"

Confidence is high and MUST be high!

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Uighur Syria.

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Terrorists as defined by the Chinese in this instance the Uighur people.[WEE-ghurs]

"Chinese Ambassador To Syria: We Are Willing To Participate 'In Some Way' In The Battle For Idlib Alongside The Assad Army"

"As the Syrian regime army prepares to launch a campaign for the recapture of Idlib in northern Syria, the Chinese Ambassador to Damascus, Qi Qianjin, told the pro-regime daily Al-Watan on August 1, 2018 that the Chinese military would be willing to participate 'in some way' in the campaign in Idlib or in other parts of the country. The ambassador expressed his support for what he called Syria's war against the terrorists, and noted that there is cooperation between the Syrian and Chinese armies. The report also quoted the Chinese military attaché in Syria as saying that the Chinese military wishes to enhance its relations with the Syrian military, and as expressing regret that Chinese Uyghurs are taking part in the fighting against the Assad regime."

Entire villages of northern Syria as abandoned by the locals and now occupied by Uighur? So it has been noted! Uighur in exile fleeing persecution in China finding refuge and succor under the patronage of the Turk!

OCCUPATION OF SYRIAN VILLAGES BY ETHNIC UIGHURS ABOUT TO END COURTESY OF THE CHINESE? AND THE TURK WILL SAY WHAT?

See previous blog entry the subject of which was the Uighur TIP and the connection to the Syrian Civil War.

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Pigeon.

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"Light Risk, Low Stakes, Little Return"

To war with pigeon! Columba. Resistance WW2 style!

Details of this successful British intelligence operation from the era of the Second World War not released to the general public UNTIL 2007!!

Courtesy the BBC History Magazine and the article by Gordon Corera:

"The pigeons' war on Hitler"

"describes and ingenious British operation to subvert Nazi rule in Europe - - using carrier birds [homing pigeons]"

Columba a World War Two intelligence mission, crates of homing pigeons as dropped on occupied Europe.

"birds . . . donated were placed in containers which then floated to the ground . . . beneath a parachute. On the outside of the container was an envelope with an questionnaire - - a plea for help from Britain . . . The aim was to gather intelligence from ordinary people living under Nazi occupation."

RESIST! Send us a message via carrier pigeon.

Examples of actual messages as sent from Nazi occupied Europe to England as from the BBC article:

"German troop movements are always at night . . . there is a large munitions dump at Herzelee 200 metres from the railway station. Yesterday a convoy of Horse Artillery passed towards Dunkirk via Bambecque and another to Hazebrouck. The Bosches [Germans] do not mention an invasion of England . . . the RAF have never bombed those parts they should come to bomb the brick works as the proprietor is a [traitor] . . . I await your return, I am and remain a Frenchman." - - ABCD34. April 1941.

"I would ask you my friends . . . to warn the population a few minutes before bombing because you kill many civilians who are your friends. Very few Germans get killed it is nearly always the civilians who suffer from your aircraft. If you circle before dropping your bombs, the population would have time to withdraw from the town, thus avoiding many French victims. you must spare your friends and kill the Germans. Please send us arms, rifles, revolvers and ammunition by parachute." - -  a French farmer.

The CIA document regarding Columba asserts the project producing scant results probably not even worth the effort.

As to: "light Risk, low Stakes, little Return" in lieu of anything better you go with what you got at that exact moment. Columba!

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