Missle Launch off California Coast. Pentagon = F'ING CLUELESS

[Soul Crusher]

And we don't elevate our defenses in the least?  People are launching missiles over Cali and they don't even put extra manpower in the area?


Sorry, but IMO, if "some guy" decided to fire missiles over Cali, there would be such a police force in that area it would make your head spin.  "We dunno what it was, and we're doing nothing about it" is kinda a sign they're not concerned with what would be the most concerning event in 10 years

[Hugo Chavez]

you crack me up sometimes lol...

[Soul Crusher]

I knew this would get a laugh or two.  ha ha ha. 

[Hugo Chavez]

OR

.. maybe some private individual was determined to cause an uproar and somehow got his hands on a honest-to-goodness missile and the means to launch it.  Sounds probable to me.

I might buy some hobbiest or private individual if it was launched from land.  there's been civilian missle launches going back 30-40 years at least and some of them pretty big.  but this being launched from open sea, I dunno...  if that's the case, starting to look like a bond movie from the 60's

[The Showstoppa]

Even if it was an accidental military launch, which it most likely was, there is no way they would admit it.  Hell, people panic over much less.

[240 is Back]

Even if it was an accidental military launch, which it most likely was,

"Accidental" missiles launches... is there a history of this happening?  Seems like with all the fears of what that could lead to, they would have some failsafe in place to prevent this.  And if that's the case, why not disable/self destruct it immediately after launch?  Why let it go sky high?



I see no other logical explanation than an intentional launch designed as a show of force, for whatever purpose.

[Hugo Chavez]

Even if it was an accidental military launch, which it most likely was, there is no way they would admit it.  Hell, people panic over much less.

we've learned of much worse accidents than this, unless it was a nuke being launched toward a target and aborted last minute, beyond that being the case people didn't seem phased a bit.

[Soul Crusher]

[The Showstoppa]

240, there have been other ones, trust me.  And most would go unreported unless something like this happened where it's caught on film.....there is a shitload the govt doesn't tell the general public.  And if it was anything with a payload, you wouldn't want to detonate it if its headed out to sea, where I presume this one ended up.

Hugo, they will pick and choose which events to report.  Our public is so scared of its own shadow, combined with do you really think the way politicians operate in this day and time that they would risk getting blamed for this in some way?  There are a shitload of military bases in San Diego, so to think that somehow this launch would happen without someones imagery system picking it up, is HIGHLY unlikely.

the only other scenario I could see is it being possible terrorists, and the govt doesn't want a public panic or the bad press.....

It pretty much has to be one of the two, imo.

[240 is Back]

u make good points.  but for it to happen at the exact same moment obama is staring down the world leaders on economy - then him admitted the US is losing some power - sheeeit, it's just too much of a coincidence that a missile goes up over populated Cali areas at the same time.  Maybe some enemiy fired a dud as obama sat at the table to 'just remind him' of their power, who knows.

I just see the timing as too suspect.  An "accident" as obama and world leaders do the G20 showdown?  nah...

[The Showstoppa]

u make good points.  but for it to happen at the exact same moment obama is staring down the world leaders on economy - then him admitted the US is losing some power - sheeeit, it's just too much of a coincidence that a missile goes up over populated Cali areas at the same time.  Maybe some enemiy fired a dud as obama sat at the table to 'just remind him' of their power, who knows.

I just see the timing as too suspect.  An "accident" as obama and world leaders do the G20 showdown?  nah...

There is NO WAY on earth a missle could be launched from a sea platform and us not know about it.....no way possible.....not that close to the coast.....hell, its damn near impossible anymore to launch anywhere on earth (a missle that size) and it not be picked up.....that was a very substantial sized missle, no doubt.....

as for it being some type of "look how big our dick is" during the G20, I just don't see it.....you would want to do a test that is well publicized for that, not deny some inadvertent launch over one of your own heavily populated city....just doesn't add up....

[Soul Crusher]

There is NO WAY on earth a missle could be launched from a sea platform and us not know about it.....no way possible.....not that close to the coast.....hell, its damn near impossible anymore to launch anywhere on earth (a missle that size) and it not be picked up.....that was a very substantial sized missle, no doubt.....

as for it being some type of "look how big our dick is" during the G20, I just don't see it.....you would want to do a test that is well publicized for that, not deny some inadvertent launch over one of your own heavily populated city....just doesn't add up....

Shit - I can't even get away with not having a damn fire extinguisher in my jet ski in NY Harbor. 

[The Showstoppa]

Shit - I can't even get away with not having a damn fire extinguisher in my jet ski in NY Harbor. 

Evidently, far more dangerous....

[pedro01]

That's what I was thinking.  Seen both many times and that's a missile.  I have no idea what or why.  I don't even have a theory at this point.  

Could this have been NK fucking around? I don't think China would be this stupid but who knows... But getting that close undetected is highly unlikely.

either way, this is serious enough that it needs to be answered and fast.

Then maybe stealth our asses right over someone's captial with some fireworks

North Korea launching a missile from California ? Tricky...

I don't think it was a dick swing either - USA does not have to prove anything about it's missiles.

[The Showstoppa]

i didn't realize the vid was taken from a helicopter so it totally distorts it.......most likely a contrail from experts on the subject.....just a plane flying away from the vantage point......pretty wild.

[James]

3 Star General/Pilot is Absolutely Certain it WAS a Missile Over Los Angeles

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[240 is Back]

i didn't realize the vid was taken from a helicopter so it totally distorts it.......most likely a contrail from experts on the subject.....just a plane flying away from the vantage point......pretty wild.

LOL... come on.... even a scrub like 240 could spin this better than that lol

[225for70]

[The Showstoppa]

LOL... come on.... even a scrub like 240 could spin this better than that lol

Oh dear, 240 is on the case.  Everything isn't a CT my friend.....  the experts I saw on TV were independent.....besides, like I said there is NO WAY it was a missle launch without us knowing about it....not in that location......so you can either accept my explanation that is was inadvertent launch that we won't admit to making or this theory of the plane.......take your choice because anything else is left up to the tinfoil hat/mind control/aliens to figure out.....

[240 is Back]

see, you guys believe the statement that the pentagon doesn't know what it is.

I disagree.

I know, you don't think would lie... but I think it's possible they could...

[The Showstoppa]

see, you guys believe the statement that the pentagon doesn't know what it is.

I disagree.

I know, you don't think would lie... but I think it's possible they could...

Uh, where did I say that in my statements?  I told you it was, most likely, an inadvertent launch that they didn't want to admit to.  And I KNOW they lie on certain things.....

[Soul Crusher]

see, you guys believe the statement that the pentagon doesn't know what it is.

I disagree.

I know, you don't think would lie... but I think it's possible they could...

240 - do you think they knwew about WMD in Iraq or were F'NG Clueless on that?  

[240 is Back]

240 - do you think they knwew about WMD in Iraq or were F'NG Clueless on that? 

they knew the only WMD were the ones we sold them.  And UN inspections proved that.

Iraq was dropping the dollar in 2003, threatening our economy.  That alone is reason to invade, which is what we promptly did.

But the grownups already knew that.  The kiddies are chasing each other around screaming about WMD lol...

[Straw Man]

Apparently there have been reports of weird aerial and underwater phenomena off Catalina island for many years (40+)

grainy film from 1966: 

[Hugo Chavez]

240 - do you think they knwew about WMD in Iraq or were F'NG Clueless on that?  

333, they knew there wasn't WMD in Iraq.  Unless you're counting the rusty leftovers from before the gulf war.  Otherwise they wouldn't have had to plagiarize old intel for Powell to spew and pull sneaky bullshit like they did with the yellow cake forgeries.