"Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)" wrote:

"Derek Lyons" wrote in message
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Pat Flannery wrote:

Which brings up a interesting point...would there have been any reason
to put the missiles at sea?

Because it is fair to middlin' hard to find things at sea, even in the
Mediterranean lake.


This came up at work a few months ago while discussing Somali pirates.
People were convinced it was trivial to find their ships. (That's "targets"
for you submariners out there. :-)

Few people who haven't been to sea comprehend how big the ocean is.
Remember the bit in HFRO where Jonesy calculates the Atlantic ocean is
thirty times wider than his sonar footprint?

D.
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