Re: Cruise missiles from planes, but not over Baghdad

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alcaray — 3/27/2003 6:25:47 PM (archived)

Why would the B52 fly over Baghdad to drop cruise missiles?

It would not. The whole point of ALCMs is the stand-off capability. You don't have to drive the 52 over the target.

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Fisk on the bombed marketplace - Tom Brosz - 3/27/2003 8:12:14 PM
- Cruise missiles from planes - LJ - 3/27/2003 5:00:41 PM
  - Re: Cruise missiles from planes, but not over Baghdad - SDG - 3/27/2003 6:00:35 PM
    - Re: Cruise missiles from planes, but not over Baghdad - LJ - 3/27/2003 6:28:02 PM
      - Credibility of sources - Tom Brosz - 3/27/2003 6:46:04 PM
        
        Re: Credibility of sources - LJ - 3/27/2003 6:50:39 PM
        
        Sorry... - Tom Brosz - 3/27/2003 7:23:52 PM
    - Re: Cruise missiles from planes, but not over Baghdad - alcaray - 3/27/2003 6:25:47 PM
- From what I have seen of what a cruise missile can do - R.L. - 3/27/2003 3:00:14 PM
  - Still watching this story. - Tom Brosz - 3/27/2003 5:29:03 PM
- I'm waiting for that moron Fisk to get beaten up by Saddam's thugs - Matt Burley - 3/27/2003 12:59:59 PM

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