Santa and NORAD

Post by **Vympel** » 2002-12-24 09:51am

http://www.janes.com/defence/news/misc/ ... _1_n.shtml

Proving that even stodgy military analysts like Jane's have a sense of humor.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2002-12-24 09:55am

They've been doing that for years.

Post by **Vympel** » 2002-12-24 09:59am

Of that I am well aware, however considering this is SD.net's first Christmas, I didn't see why shouldn't post it, and it is also not a given that everyone else on this board is well aware of it

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2002-12-24 10:02am

True that, though considering the level of intelligence here, I doubt that few HAVEN'T heard of that.

Post by **Vympel** » 2002-12-24 10:05am

Ted wrote:True that, though considering the level of intelligence here, I doubt that few HAVEN'T heard of that.

Possibly. Though a "do you know WTF NORAD means" poll wouldn't be untoward

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2002-12-24 10:11am

More than untoward, more like bloody idiotic. Though there might be a few here that don't know what it is.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2002-12-24 10:27am

Who is this Jane person?

Post by **Vympel** » 2002-12-24 10:56am

It's not a person- it's a group

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2002-12-24 12:29pm

HemlockGrey wrote:Who is this Jane person?

Fred T. Jane, the worlds greatest Game Strategist and Naval reviewer.

A Brit, from around 1880-?

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2002-12-24 02:45pm

Just watch as someone uses the tracking radar to shoot down Santa.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-12-24 03:32pm

neoolong wrote:Just watch as someone uses the tracking radar to shoot down Santa.

The Cobra Dane array out in Alaska could probably fry the reindeer's brains at 50 miles. Most lesser air search radars kill birds close in when there at full power.

Dennis Toy · Post by **Dennis Toy** » 2002-12-25 01:10am

As i say, if your gonna kill santa, don't do it half-ass, do it ALL THE WAY!!

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-12-25 01:33am

How do you expect to hit a guy who is [1] Flying [2] Moving at many tens of thousands of miles per hour to make all his deliveries in time, with a weapon as inflexible as a MX ICBM?

If you mean to destroy his base of operationsat the north pole, I'd go with a commando assault to catch him as he lands. Then my men would haul off those incredibly productive elves my your evil labs and superweapon production plants before blowing the place with a emplaced Atomic Demolition Munition.

consequences · Post by **consequences** » 2002-12-25 02:33am

I'd just nuke the hell out of his flight path, and let him fly into the detonations.

XaLEv · Post by **XaLEv** » 2002-12-25 02:35am

I'd Knifemissile the fucker.

Send a drone or two around to catch the falling reindeer meat.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-12-25 02:44am

consequences wrote:I'd just nuke the hell out of his flight path, and let him fly into the detonations.

At the speed's he need to move, Santa would be able to outrun the shock waves and would need massive heat shielding anyway.

consequences · Post by **consequences** » 2002-12-25 02:47am

Not if hes moving directly into a shockwave expanding towards him.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-12-25 02:53am

He'd be able to go around or over it.

Post by **Vympel** » 2002-12-25 02:54am

Why not just shoot him

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-12-25 02:59am

Vympel wrote:Why not just shoot him

http://www.religioustolerance.org/santa2.htm

If you could get into a position in which your bullet had a chance of hitting, dead ahead, you could just use a brick. In any case the odds of reaching such a position are rather low. Best to wait in ambush for him to land and get out of the uber sleigh.

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