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Originally posted by Superbelt
Word, whocarz, I mean. Iraq had drone aircraft capable of delivering nuclear weapons and biological and chemical agents to american shores in 45 minutes or less. (Yes liberal pussies, they ARE that fast)
He also bought an unknown quantity of yellowcake uranium from Nigeria.
How can anyone equate that with North Korea who, at the time had yet to successfully fire a nuclear missile?
Really people. Drone aircraft + Saddams proven reserve of WMD is not the same kind of threat as nuclear missiles + long range rockets capable of hitting American mainland.
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Where's your source on the drone aircraft? Given that it takes the Concorde two hours to fly from Europe to America, I'm curious as to how any aircraft could fly from Iraq to America in less than half the time.
I did a brief search online, and there seem to be two types of drone aircraft in the discussion. The first is a UAV similar to the Predator series but of far less sophistication. Source
here. The second series is the converted L-29 trainer jets, which have a maximum range of 650 km. At least two of the trainers were turned into unmanned drones, but the exact number is unknown.
According to
these guys, the distance from America to Baghdad is 6211 miles (9996 km). The speed of sound is 340 m/s, so in order to travel from Baghdad to DC in 45 minutes the drone would have to travel at an average velocity of Mach 10.9, or roughly 8280 mph. In comparison the maximum speed of the SR-71 Blackbird (the fastest jet in the world) is Mach 3.5 with a maximum range of 2,500 miles without refueling.
So the Iraqis managed to develop an unmanned vehicle which has the following capabilities:
- A maximum speed three times that of the SR-71.
- A range over twice that of the SR-71.
- Sufficient payload capacity to carry a WMD.
- The ability to fly completely autonomously at incredible speeds over a long distance.
No wonder we invaded them!