Sjmarf to Damn, that's [email protected] • edit-23 months agoThe Sea-Based X-Band Radar being transported by shipimagemessage-square14arrow-up1174arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1170arrow-down1imageThe Sea-Based X-Band Radar being transported by shipSjmarf to Damn, that's [email protected] • edit-23 months agomessage-square14file-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink17•edit-23 months ago The radar can detect airborne ICBM warheads up to 2500 miles away. For reference, that’s about 1/10th the circumference of the Earth. In SI units that’s about 4’000 kilometers. The Earth circumference is almost exactly 40’000 kilometers (by historical definition).
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•3 months agoGuessing you don’t want to be standing right next to the dome when it pings, then… 😳
For reference, that’s about 1/10th the circumference of the Earth.
In SI units that’s about 4’000 kilometers. The Earth circumference is almost exactly 40’000 kilometers (by historical definition).
Guessing you don’t want to be standing right next to the dome when it pings, then… 😳
“One ping only, Vasily.”