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Mystery Missile Launched Near LA

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the he-did-it dept.

J. L. Tympanum writes "CBS News is reporting the launch of an unidentified missile off the coast of California. No one wants to take credit for it." The article has visuals taken from a CBS affiliate's helicopter, and a Navy spokesman said it wasn't theirs.

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  1. Re:FAA NOTAM by mujadaddy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Today is November 9th. The warning is for November 9th. The launch was last night.

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  2. Re:Hmmm .... by falsified · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It's possible, but it seems kind of weird. ICBMs aren't exactly new. Launching them from a sub might be new, but I'm not sure what tactical advantage that would provide. I guess it'd be harder to destroy a mobile, underground ICBM launchpad?

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  3. Re:Hmmm .... by Hatta · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Why would you want to launch an ICBM from a submarine? The benefit of a submarine is that you can take it in close to the enemy and they can't find you. But the whole point of an ICBM is that it's intercontinental. You can launch them from disguised missile platforms in the middle of Wyoming and it's exactly as effective.

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