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FBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war: (Original Post) surfered Mar 11 OP
FAKE BS from Idiots F B I Bread and Circuses Mar 11 #1
Fake JBTaurus83 Mar 11 #2
They're saying the plan was to launch em from a ship EX500rider Mar 11 #5
Okay JBTaurus83 Mar 11 #8
Probably be tracked after launch EX500rider Mar 11 #10
ICE? malaise Mar 11 #3
Why Cali? mwmisses4289 Mar 11 #4
Because the plan was to launch them from a ship EX500rider Mar 11 #6
From the Iranian province of Nevada? DFW Mar 11 #7
Maybe the drones are already here Blues Heron Mar 11 #9
and the FBI also reported that 300 Spartans were caravaning to the border yaesu Mar 11 #11
It's completely doable unfortunately. For example, launched from a fishing boat in international waters off CA. harumph Mar 11 #12
Ok. What is the FBI doing? Mad_Machine76 Mar 11 #13

EX500rider

(12,637 posts)
6. Because the plan was to launch them from a ship
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 10:37 PM
Mar 11

And from Iran the closest way here is across the Pacific

yaesu

(9,377 posts)
11. and the FBI also reported that 300 Spartans were caravaning to the border
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 11:31 PM
Mar 11
I wouldn't trust anything coming from the Fascist Bureau of Intimidation

harumph

(3,323 posts)
12. It's completely doable unfortunately. For example, launched from a fishing boat in international waters off CA.
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 11:48 PM
Mar 11

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.

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