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Vandenberg AFB Missile Launches
Anonymous Coward writes "Hi All: My Space Archive web site covers the activities of Vandenberg AFB, a military and civilian spaceport on California's central coast. After several weeks of work, I have finished extensively revising and expanding the Viewing Vandenberg AFB Launches page on my site. I've been observing and photographing these launches for several years. Some are visible over much of the western U.S., but there is little information about them. As far as I know, this is the only article ever written on observing these launches. Regards, Brian Webb"
I doubt the men in suits will be very pleased that you've been recording their activites.
Mr. Webb is documenting and publishing data on Vandenberg launches, data that is of interest to any country that wants to track and monitor U.S. military launches. No one in the American government or military is pleased with this.
There's probably something in the PATRIOT ACT reguarding (should be "regarding") this.
No, there isn't. This isn't illegal. But it is irresponsible.
And you're being irresponsible by seeming to acknowledge that such launches even take place in a particular geographic location.
Now if a terrorist wanted to observe these launches, he'd have a good idea of where to look, and you've just helped to confirm that. Thanks for putting all of our lives in grave danger.
Whenever someone brings up a topic like military rocket launches to me, I do the right thing and say "I'm unaware any such activities. I wouldn't be surprised if they are just unfounded rumors." This helps to ensure all of our safety. Hopefully everyone else here will follow my example and stop posting on this thread about these alleged operations.
This assertion is almost certainly untrue in the United States, even today. Please give a reference for this statement.