Dooomsday Clock

[OneLight]

8 minutes ago, Neighbor said:

Us technology for some nukes is still riding on B 52s, B-1 craft date as far back as what ? 1986? with upgrades they are still old weapons.

Kids with drones can likely defeat them- yes an exaggeration, but still- onboard piloted craft still in use today? Why?

An 11 year old with a phone app and a drone  can likely out maneuver half billion dollar craft of even just twenty years ago.

Next year's UPS delivery system will likely be more advanced than  present military weapons delivery, and more effective. It will become  "Candy Gram for Mongo" time.

Anyway, no I am not worried a bit about the USA under President Trump trying to start a Nuclear war with anyone. The Eisenhower doctrines of total retaliation effective for it's time were abandoned decades ago now.

 

What is on our planes has nothing to do with ground launching or submarine launching. 

[missmuffet]

4 hours ago, Neighbor said:

What makes anyone think any of our "Nukes" are even launchable?

What makes anyone think that they are not?

[Neighbor]

2 minutes ago, Yowm said:

Not sure if other countries have abandoned similar policies.

Me either but I am in the shadow of Central Command. I get to hear the refueling tankers take off en masse when something bigger is going on somewhere. And we have never been nuked, not at all. We seem to have rules in place  that say, lets do proxy wars.

[other one]

8 minutes ago, Neighbor said:

Us technology for some nukes is still riding on B 52s, B-1 craft date as far back as what ? 1986? with upgrades they are still old weapons.

Kids with drones can likely defeat them- yes an exaggeration, but still- onboard piloted craft still in use today? Why?

An 11 year old with a phone app and a drone  can likely out maneuver half billion dollar craft of even just twenty years ago.

Next year's UPS delivery system will likely be more advanced than  present military weapons delivery, and more effective. It will become  "Candy Gram for Mongo" time.

Anyway, no I am not worried a bit about the USA under President Trump trying to start a Nuclear war with anyone. The Eisenhower doctrines of total retaliation effective for it's time were abandoned decades ago now.

 

Man, you need to study up on things for what you are saying here doesn't exist.    The electronics on B-52's has been upgraded so many times one needs a mainframe computer to keep up with it all.     They launch up to date cruise missiles that were built not too long ago......    they have updated the bomb racks to handle the modern updated guided controlled bombs, and you can shoot a B-52 full of so many holes it's scary and it still flies....     It is so over engineered that it's still a viable aircraft.

 

BTW I have a good friend who just redid a Piper Tripacer that was built in the late 1940's and is a wonderful craft.   He's redoing a v tail Bonanze that was built in the mid 70's that will be like new when he is finished....   there is almost nothing that can't be replaced on these old airplanes.....       and the only way you are going to hurt a 52 with a drone might be to get it sucked up in an engine at take off.....   then again, it has 8 engines and flies quite well on 7.

B-1's though is a different beast.....   way too electronic sophisticated and way way too maintenance intensive.   They do fly well though....   it will do the same things that a F-18 Hornet will do in about three times the air space...

[Neighbor]

Well, that is all nice! 

But then, I was never the one worried about impending nuclear war in the first place. Why I still remember my duck and cover drill from 1954. That will do it. I'm all set.

If only President Jimmy had managed to get his clean neutron bomb going. We would be all good to go,-  be able to kill all the people and leave the buildings intact. Good plan, evidently just a little too far ahead of it's time.

PS- "you can shoot a B-52 full of so many holes it's scary and it still flies". Okay! If that is the plan where are the excess B-17's? Lets load them up with guidance systems, and  cruise missiles. Fact lets utilize  some phone app for guidance and let some kid in Conneticut have at it  using one from his bedroom. I know one living B-17  "Flying Fortress"crew member from the Italian campaign. He can still pass on the knowledge of the craft. Least he does every time I see him. He's a good guy, pretty deaf from riding the belly turret for his 50 missions.

Edited January 28, 2017 by Neighbor

[other one]

We are using 52'some in Iraq instead of newer planes today.  Last time I looked, Russia's strategic bombers are still bearcats.....  turbo props. 

 

[JTC]

Bother dash.