Re: Navy question - what is going on?
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Don't they have radar systems to prevent against that kind of thing? I mean, we're hardly talking about some local fishers on a dingy...
There's another scenario: Almost all modern ships -including freighters and oilers- are computer controlled. While U.S. destroyers are not a likely target for "hacking," these others are…
Track the course of the oil tanker before and leading up to the latest collision. Does it make sense to any navigator?
We've entered a new world of warfare. (As someone said a long time ago: If you really want to screw things up, use a computer!)
This is just another example of a recent tactic: We can't use armies, we can't use bombs and rifles; let's use trucks! Technology will be their downfall! Allahu Akbar!…
Yes, the U.S. Navy needs to better appreciate this threat.
It's going to get really ugly, soon. (I'm not afraid for myself; but I'm afraid for the world: How long ago was it, that the U.S. tamed the Barbary pirates?