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Yes. That appears to be exactly what they did. Fighters, tankers, bombers, naval assets, surveillance, and electronic warfare assets all had to be precisely timed and routed. Small individual deviations given the distances, scale, and timeframes involved would have been greatly amplified. This level of coordination is very impressive.
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Tactically, the mission was very impressive. No other nation has the experience or demonstrated capability to pull off a mission like that. Whether it was strategically wise or successful is up for debate.
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Underselling, yes. But it doesn't change the fact that even without 60,000 lbs of ordinance, a B2 flying from Missouri to Iran is going to need to refuel.
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Coordinating the actions of over hundred aircraft with minimal to no communication over thousands and thousands of miles so that they all arrive where they are supposed to be precisely when they are supposed to be there is very complex. Doing so in way that will minimize the likelihood of detection while also including multiple mid-air fueling points even more so.
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I'm not sure he even understands the meaning of the word strawman. My argument is that he is a hypocrite. It isn't a strawman to use evidence of his hypocrisy. It is my core argument.
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Not exactly, no. It'll be in service for a least another decade.
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And of course Lyn Redwood was given free reign to spew vaccine-autism bullshit without presenting any actual evidence in response to the concerns from the actual public doctors. Fucking nonsense.
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Actual statement by a doctor with the ACP (American College of Physicians) to the committee: "This committee has always prided itself on openness, transparency, review of data and evidence. So I am wondering if we will have an actual scientific presentation with peer reviewed literature, strong evidence to actually discuss this issue as many statements have been made here today without the support of science or evidence but merely opinion." He continues by asking if there will be presentations by actual scientists with actual data or we they have "lay person presentations only" So, yeah, things are going well.
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I am too.
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See, you'll do deep dives into conspiracy theories surrounding Fauci and Covid, but can't even raise one bit of criticism to the clear anti-science bullshit being peddled. Fucking hypocrite. You're the brain damaged one. And you are smart enough to know better.
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@Anastasis still thinks this is balanced science and not political bullshit. He still thinks there is nothing to see here and that this is a balanced panel. https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/06/all-childhood-vaccines-in-question-after-first-meeting-of-rfk-jr-s-vaccine-panel/ All childhood vaccines in question after first meeting of RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel Beth Mole – Jun 25, 2025 6:04 PM | 116 A federal vaccine panel entirely hand-selected by health secretary and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gathered for its first meeting Wednesday—and immediately announced that it would re-evaluate the entire childhood vaccination schedule, as well as the one for adults. The meeting overall was packed with anti-vaccine talking points and arguments from the new panel members, confirming public health experts' fears that the once-revered panel is now critically corrupted and that Kennedy's controversial picks will only work to fulfill his long-standing anti-vaccine agenda. Controversial committee An hour before the meeting began, the American Academy of Pediatrics came out swinging against the new panel, saying that the panel's work is "no longer a credible process." The organization shunned the meeting, refusing to send a liaison to the panel's meeting, which it has done for decades. "We won't lend our name or our expertise to a system that is being politicized at the expense of children's health," AAP President Susan Kressly said in a video posted on social media. The panel in question, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), has for more than 60 years provided rigorous public scientific review, discussion, and trusted recommendations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how vaccines should be used in the US after they've earned approval from the Food and Drug Administration. The CDC typically adopts ACIP's recommendations, and once that happens, insurance providers are required to cover the cost of the recommended shots. The system is highly regarded globally. But, on June 9, Kennedy unilaterally and summarily fired all 17 esteemed ACIP members and, two days later, replaced them with eight new people. Some have clear anti-vaccine views, others have controversial and contrarian public health views, and several have little to no expertise in the fields relevant to vaccines. Last night, it came to light that one of the eight new appointees—Michael Ross, an obstetrics and gynecology physician—had withdrawn from the committee during a financial holdings review that ACIP members are required to complete before beginning work on the panel. With the remaining seven new members, ACIP's two-day meeting began this morning, despite calls for it to be scrapped. The new ACIP chair, Martin Kulldorff, introduced himself by proudly relaying that he had refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and was fired from Harvard University as well as an ACIP working group in the past. Childhood vaccines under attack Kulldorff's first order of business was to announce a new working group to review the safety of vaccine schedules in their entirety, rather than the safety of individual vaccines. Kulldorff was echoing an anti-vaccine talking point that children today get too many vaccines. "In addition to studying and evaluating individual vaccines, it is important to evaluate the cumulative effect of the recommended vaccine schedule," Kulldorff said. "This includes interaction effects between different vaccines, the total number of vaccines, cumulative amounts of vaccine ingredients, and the relative timing of different vaccines." Although children get more vaccines now than they did in the past, modern vaccines are more efficient at training the immune system against pathogens, exposing them to fewer elements of germs (antigens) to generate protective immune responses. A handy explanation from Yale's School of Public Health notes that children under age 2 in the 1980s got vaccines against just seven diseases—but those vaccines targeted over 3,000 antigens. Today, children under age 2 get vaccines against 15 diseases—but those vaccines target just 180 antigens, asking much less of the immune system. Further, the cumulative effect of vaccines is baked into testing. When new childhood vaccines are tested in clinical trials, the children participating in those trials are still able to get every other vaccine recommended for them—withholding proven vaccines from participants would be unethical. So, any vaccine safety and efficacy trial includes children who are getting the entire vaccine schedule in addition to the vaccine being tested, providing information on cumulative effects with every new addition. Kulldorff also said that the panel will go after specific vaccines, including the hepatitis B vaccine, which is given to newborns. The AAP immediately hit back, calling this "unscientific and dangerous." AAP highlighted that the hepatitis B vaccine is safe and lifesaving. Babies infected with hepatitis B at birth have a 90 percent chance of developing chronic disease, and 25 percent with chronic infections will end up dying from it. Thanks to vaccination, there were only 13 cases of hepatitis B in 2022. “Very concerned” During the full-day meeting, the seven new members listened to CDC experts review data on COVID-19 vaccines and RSV vaccines and monoclonal antibodies. In the discussions, ACIP member Retsef Levi—who is an expert in operations management—made a puzzling critique that the CDC's method for evaluating COVID-19 vaccine efficacy analysis didn't account for "alternative" explanations like "the vaccine is actually making you more vulnerable for multiple viruses." Meanwhile, ACIP member Robert Malone—who has claimed to have invented mRNA vaccines and is proud to be called an "anti-vaxxer"—spread false misinformation that certain lots of COVID-19 vaccines were dangerous. ACIP member Vicky Pebsworth—a nurse who is on the board of an anti-vaccine organization—said she was "very concerned" that the CDC's safety monitoring systems were not capturing all of the adverse events from vaccines and said the committee should have access to "data that we probably wouldn't ordinarily have." A CDC subject matter expert noted that there are published studies showing that the CDC's safety monitoring systems capture a large majority of adverse events. The committee ran over time and did not vote on anything today. But tomorrow, it will vote on an RSV monoclonal antibody discussed today, as well as on influenza vaccines, which will be discussed on Thursday. The agenda also includes presentations on a measles vaccine that has been the target of anti-vaccine activists. One presentation on flu shots will come from the former president of Kennedy's anti-vaccine organization, the Children's Health Defense. The slides of that presentation have been posted and will focus on the alleged dangers of a mercury-based preservative thimerosal, which anti-vaccine advocates have long falsely linked to autism. Already, researchers and media reports have noted that the presentation supports some of its claims with a study that does not exist.
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Good stuff. I've decided I'm going AIO this time for more flexibility in these smaller builds.
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I mean, Trump has literally floated that exact thing. But it wasn't my hypo. I was just answering the question, so I'll stop the thread derail.
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Well, the hypothetical was US withdrawal. Germany only has nukes because the US does. Without NATO, the EU only has nukes because France does. So if the US nuclear umbrella weren't reliable, I absolutely believe Germany and other EU powers would scramble to develop and deploy their own.
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Ukraine is an obvious example. And I don't really see why it would require coordination with another country. You could also see countries like Germany in the EU wanting to add a nuclear arsenal if US protection weren't guaranteed.
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17 year old stabbed to death by another 17 year old at Frisco track meet
Dahobbs replied to Derka's topic in Daily Texan
Not really. If they are going to charge, this is how you charge it. Manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide don't fit the facts. "First Degree Murder" isn't really a thing in Texas. You have Murder, which is a first degree felony. But at the punishment phase it can be reduced to a second degree felony if the defendant can prove the murder caused by "sudden passion arising from an adequate cause" (basically, was provoked in a way that prevented rational thought). -
I don't think there is much dispute that Iran was in non-compliance with the torn up agreement shortly before Israel attacked. All sources indicate Iran accelerated its accumulation of highly enriched material relatively recently But people keep conflating having highly enriched material with having bomb grade enrichment or actively developing a bomb. Iran had certainly positioned itself to fairly quickly create a weapon if it needed to. There hasn't been any specific evidence that they actually made in moves toward taking those final steps.
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I get it. You ignore anything and everything that points to obvious anti-science approach of our current administration. You're a pathetic hypocrite and I'll continue to point that out.
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Obviously we should rush to deploy a novel treatment rather than utilize proven, safe, and effective vaccines!
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I figured it would be good to plug one of the really good youtube channels that started up with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The end of this particular video discusses the most recent strike.
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Vast portions of this thread are dedicated to the idea that Iranians hid information on their nuclear program from inspectors with the IAEA under the previous agreement despite all audited and reported findings suggesting compliance with the agreement. No substantive proof of their non-compliance as ever been publicly disclosed. Assuming all of this was correct, it would be foolish to believe that Iran isn't sophisticated enough to continue to hide the true state of their nuclear program.
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12 in a row. 6 holes, 2 MOPS each plus one or two more at Natanz. Again, very impressive execution. But, to be clear, the public penetration rating for them is 200 feet of earth or 60 feet of reinforced concrete. Being able to penetrate 200 feet of reinforced concrete would be absolutely bonkers. And the MOP definitely can't do that.
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I don't think it is fair to call it a failure even if it didn't result in complete destruction of the facility. I also don't know what the purpose of randomly dropping smaller bombs are dirt would be. By all accounts, this was an extraordinary tactical success and a well coordinated strike. I doubt any of the military planners seriously expected there to be a high chance of complete destruction of the facility.
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Oh, I don't think we were necessarily aiming for a vent shaft or anything like that. But we were definitely aiming to have each pair of bombs follow the other to maximize the overall penetration.
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Dirt is still a very good protector. And when the facilities are buried under hundreds of feet of dirt and rock, even the very best bunker buster is going to have difficulty. There is a reason we used a dozen of these things on the facility Top Gun Maverick style (aiming for the same hole). I recall the initial Israeli assessment was similar to the recent reporting: entrances to the facilities were buried, but the critical material was likely not destroyed. Digging can happen quickly. With modern equipment, it doesn't necessarily take that long to move a lot of dirt. That said, I think the delay caused by this strike is on the order of months. Significant, but not a real long-term impediment.
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