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re: Radiation NOTAM for Kwajalein Atoll
Posted on 1/13/24 at 7:55 am to Bigfishchoupique
Posted on 1/13/24 at 7:55 am to Bigfishchoupique
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There were 67 nuclear bombs tested in the Marshall Islands. Lots of radiation around.
Took an elective in college, Oceanography, with a now deceased professor who worked as a diver in those areas. Water, sand/soil, flora/fauna sampling. He was really a geologist. Evacuation of the area has left it pretty much pristine…except for the radiation.
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Posted on 1/13/24 at 8:29 am to choppadocta
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It used to be NOtice To AirMen, but now it's Notice To Air Missions...can't have the word man in there, might offend someone not inclusive enough. And I shite you not that's on the FAA website
That acronym is used so often in certain circles that the user nowadays may not even remember it’s an acronym. It’s a word now, that has a meaning. Very few folks know it went woke.
This post was edited on 1/13/24 at 8:32 am
Posted on 1/13/24 at 8:37 am to Jim Rockford
quote:Classical music production meets building material?
concerete dome
Posted on 1/13/24 at 8:45 am to TigerHornII
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Or they could just have the massive radar there cranked up to 110% to look for something
This fascinates me.
Posted on 1/13/24 at 8:54 am to shutterspeed
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All those bombs really took atoll on that place.
He’s here all week folks. Be sure to try the veal.
Posted on 1/13/24 at 8:55 am to TigerHornII
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Or they could just have the massive radar there cranked up to 110% to look for something
I read somewhere else that it is most likely due to electronic warfare testing using that radar.
Posted on 1/13/24 at 9:01 am to loogaroo
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Or they could just have the massive radar there cranked up to 110% to look for something
This fascinates me.
Space Force looking for marbles in orbit, could be it:
The World’s Most Advanced Radar
In March of 2020 the United States Space Force (USSF) declared operational acceptance and initial operational capability of the Space Fence radar on the Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Space Fence, now the world’s most advanced radar, provides uncued detection, tracking and accurate measurement of space objects, including satellites and orbital debris, primarily in low-earth orbit (LEO). The new radar permits the detection of much smaller microsatellites and debris than current systems. It also significantly improves the timeliness with which operators can detect space events. The flexibility and sensitivity of the system also provides coverage of objects in geosynchronous orbit while maintaining the surveillance fence.
Before Space Fence, the Space Surveillance Network (SSN) tracked more than 20,000 objects. Now, the catalog size is expected to increase significantly over time. Space Fence also detects closely spaced objects, breakups, maneuvers and launches. According to the Space Force, the system is the most sensitive search radar in the SSN, capable of detecting objects in orbit as small as a marble in low Earth orbit (LEO).
Posted on 1/13/24 at 9:32 am to TigerHornII
Where can this be officially verified? I see other sites linking the tweet as the source but surely there is something more official...
Posted on 1/13/24 at 9:40 am to TigerHornII
Posted on 1/13/24 at 9:42 am to Milesahead
Posted on 1/13/24 at 9:44 am to cypresstiger
As a former Marine Corps navigator I had no idea that a NOTAM is now a notice to air missions. In my pre woke era it was notice to airmen.
Thanks, I guess, for letting me know
Thanks, I guess, for letting me know
Posted on 1/13/24 at 9:50 am to TigerHornII
kind of like Close Encounters…tell everyone there’s grave harm to body and self in this area and then have a huge intergalactic meeting
Posted on 1/13/24 at 9:59 am to Sidicous
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Evacuation of the area has left it pretty much pristine…except for the radiation.
We used to pop off atom bomb tests 65 miles north of Vegas long ago as well. Was a spectator event in those days.
Posted on 1/13/24 at 10:08 am to usmcnav
Posted on 1/13/24 at 10:23 am to Sao
Posted on 1/13/24 at 10:28 am to Jim Rockford
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Around 1980 they collected all the nuclear waste, dumped it in a pit and built this concerete dome on top of it. The dome has been in danger of cracking open for several years.
On the next episode of ‘Engineering Disasters’
Posted on 1/13/24 at 10:32 am to jamboybarry
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Am I the only one who doesn’t know what NOTAM means
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Notice to Airmen
It's 2024 you biggot. Now it is Notice To Air Missions.
I missed this on a written exam.
This post was edited on 1/13/24 at 10:33 am
Posted on 1/13/24 at 11:36 am to choppadocta
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It used to be NOtice To AirMen, but now it's Notice To Air Missions...can't have the word man in there, might offend someone not inclusive enough. And I shite you not that's on the FAA website
You can thank the woke Pete Buttigieg for this BS.
Posted on 1/13/24 at 11:40 am to tigerpawl
I was born there and lived there for quite a while. It’s a really bad arse place. We used to watch black and white videos about the nuke testing in school. The people swollen with radiation poisoning still gets to me. That shite was wild.
Posted on 1/13/24 at 12:59 pm to TigerHornII
Rocketman testing real nukes.
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