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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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Mar 11
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Bread and Circuses
(2,121 posts)1. FAKE BS from Idiots F B I
JBTaurus83
(1,550 posts)2. Fake
Those drones could never get there
EX500rider
(12,637 posts)5. They're saying the plan was to launch em from a ship
But the ship wouldnt be detected?
EX500rider
(12,637 posts)10. Probably be tracked after launch
Hmmmmm
mwmisses4289
(4,424 posts)4. Why Cali?
Why not D.C. or Florida?
EX500rider
(12,637 posts)6. Because the plan was to launch them from a ship
And from Iran the closest way here is across the Pacific
DFW
(60,313 posts)7. From the Iranian province of Nevada?
Where were they going to launch the drones from?
Blues Heron
(8,899 posts)9. Maybe the drones are already here
yaesu
(9,377 posts)11. and the FBI also reported that 300 Spartans were caravaning to the border
harumph
(3,323 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
(24,973 posts)13. Ok. What is the FBI doing?
To try to stop this?