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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war:
Of course, Trump and his family dont live in California, so hes not concerned.
https://abcnews.com/US/fbi-warns-iran-aspired-attack-california-drones-retaliation/story?id=130973820
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FBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war: (Original Post)
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Bread and Circuses
(1,934 posts)1. FAKE BS from Idiots F B I
JBTaurus83
(1,243 posts)2. Fake
Those drones could never get there
EX500rider
(12,498 posts)5. They're saying the plan was to launch em from a ship
JBTaurus83
(1,243 posts)8. Okay
But the ship wouldnt be detected?
EX500rider
(12,498 posts)10. Probably be tracked after launch
malaise
(295,365 posts)3. ICE?
Hmmmmm
mwmisses4289
(3,905 posts)4. Why Cali?
Why not D.C. or Florida?
EX500rider
(12,498 posts)6. Because the plan was to launch them from a ship
And from Iran the closest way here is across the Pacific
DFW
(60,072 posts)7. From the Iranian province of Nevada?
Where were they going to launch the drones from?
Blues Heron
(8,718 posts)9. Maybe the drones are already here
yaesu
(9,245 posts)11. and the FBI also reported that 300 Spartans were caravaning to the border
harumph
(3,215 posts)12. It's completely doable unfortunately. For example, launched from a fishing boat in international waters off CA.
Shahed drones have a supposed range of 2500 km. Even if we halve that - it's got plenty range from 50 miles off the coast.
The payload supposedly is 60 - 110 lbs. Again, even if we conservatively assume 30 lbs, that's not insignificant. So, despite reasonable skepticism of the source, it's technically possible.
Mad_Machine76
(24,945 posts)13. Ok. What is the FBI doing?
To try to stop this?