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Timpe New Poster
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laughingcat New Poster
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Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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WOW! Well done, this looks really excellent! Not had time to look at it in detail but this guy clearly knows what he's talking about......
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Alan Firminger Minor Poster
Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Posts: 54 Location: South London, UK
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Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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Good aproach.
Calculations on the effort required to set charges are convincing. This sets the scale of the workload. Where are they now ?
I do not believe in substitution aircraft because the real ones had to go somewhere. A beacon on each tower is possible, I offer another explanation below.
The modern flight controls of an airliner are digital. I have to confirm the details, but I set out the probable scope here.
There are several avionic components to the flight system, they are all computerised and they all communicate with each other, directly or indirectly.
All components are controlled by program as read only memory chips. These are frequently updated, service crews have to remove the old and insert the new. Malicious intent would be satisfied by one programmer producing the code revision and one storekeeper enabling a batch awaiting issue to be substituted with the killers.
The identification beacon is a transponder, it receives data signals and responds with data. It has access to the global position. It could receive a particular code and in response instruct the autopilot to follow either a predetermined flight pattern or follow ground control. Either way the a/c would target gps co-ordinates. The accuracy would be a few metres.
I suspect that the the fly by wire system could ignore the pilots.
But the flight crew would have to be immobilised to stop them reacting. They could at least communicate with the ground.
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Alan Firminger Minor Poster
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Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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Late comments. I apologise for digression from our purpose, I am shattered by the implications.
The Finnish Military Expert is un-named.
The FME describes mini nukes as not requiring a uranium trigger. This is new to me. I have searched for a reference and can find nothing about how a mini nuke works. The FME admits ignorance about the details also.
But if the FME is right then this implies four things. The US and UK governments, the oil companies and Haliburton will understand these.
1 There is no minimum power, a weapon may be designed to be as small as required. And fall out from weapon use will be small.
2 Making a mini nuke is far easier than making a conventional atom or hydrogen bomb. So expect rapid and wide proliferation. After the knowledge has leaked all that will be required will be a precision engineering shop. This may be in a shed, a bunker or a disused mine. The whole world will be on a MAD knife edge.
3 International nuclear control depends upon following the fissile material. That is something that can be done. Remember all the stories about Russian yellowcake. But if there is to be no fission trigger then control will be impossible.
4 The good news. A fusion power generator should be about twenty years away. |
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John. M Guest
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks a lot.
This is a very important piece of research and some of the best pictures I have seen. I recommend everyone reads the whole piece.
John. M |
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