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originally posted by: purplemer
Share a few pictures posted last year by WL. These are from Antarctica. There are other picutres sofar Wikileaks have choosen to hold back the other images.
Where is John Kerry going
Is this something in the sky
My favorite one.. Glowing fog..?
originally posted by: firerescue
a reply to: purplemer
Sorry
Everything you posted is outright WRONG !!!
Operation Fish Bowl involved tests from Johnson Island, which is 1000 miles south of Hawaii
en.wikipedia.org...
Operation High Jump was operation carried out by US Navy to test feasibility of establish bases on Antarctica and
issues faced by men and equipment in such a hostile environment
It did not involve nuclear weapons
en.wikipedia.org...
Should do research before posting stuff like this........
retreated having suffered casualty's and loss of equipment including a destroyer.
On December 30, 1946, aviation radiomen Wendell K. Hendersin, Fredrick W. Williams, and Ensign Maxwell A. Lopez were killed when their Martin PBM Mariner George 1 crashed during a blizzard. The surviving six crew members were rescued 13 days later, including aviation radioman James H. Robbins and co-pilot William Kearns. A plaque honoring the three killed crewmen was later erected at the McMurdo Station research base, and Mount Lopez on Thurston Island was named in honor of killed airman Maxwell A. Lopez.
originally posted by: purplemer
Share a few pictures posted last year by WL. These are from Antarctica. There are other picutres sofar Wikileaks have choosen to hold back the other images.
Where is John Kerry going
Is this something in the sky
My favorite one.. Glowing fog..?
The photographers that took the images are credited as. Images : Hans Rieteco, Thomas Kunz, Veronique Soulier, Thorsten Bübelbergusex, Christa and Berd, Zeitl, J. Ens, J Lowrence, Han Wilhem Prech,Uwe Möokelmann
originally posted by: purplemer
Admiral Byrd led his expedition there. They did not last long. Got out of there early and on their way back he gave a press conference in Argentina. He stated something about enemy craft that could go pole to pole at great speed.
Spanish text from El Mercurio:
El Almirante Richard E. Byrd advirtió hoy que es imperativo para los Estados Unidos de America el iniciar medidas de defensa contra la posibilidad de una invasión del país de parte de aviones hostiles provenientes de las regiones polares. El Almirante explicó que no quiere asustar a nadie, pero es una verdad amarga que, en el caso de una nueva guerra, los Estados Unidos podrían ser atacados por aviones que pueden volar sobre uno o los dos polos. Esta declaración se hizo como parte de una recapitulación de su propia experiencia polar, en una entrevista exclusiva con International News Service. Refiriéndose a la expedición de reciente finalización, Byrd dijo que el resultado más importante de sus observaciones y descubrimientos es el efecto potencial que tienen con respecto a la seguridad de los Estados Unidos. La velocidad fantástica a la que el mundo se está reduciendo – recordó el Almirante– es una de las lecciones más importantes aprendidas en su reciente exploración antártica. Debo advertir a mis compatriotas que terminó aquel tiempo en el que podíamos refugiarnos en nuestro aislamiento y confiar en la certeza de que las distancias, los océanos, y los polos eran una garantía de seguridad.
English Translation:
“Admiral Richard E. Byrd warned today that the United States should adopt measures of protection against the possibility of an invasion of the country by hostile planes coming from the polar regions. The Admiral explained that he was not trying to scare anyone, but the cruel reality is that in case of a new war, the United States could be attacked by planes flying over one or both poles. This statement was made as part of a recapitulation of his own polar experience, in an exclusive interview with International News Service. Talking about the recently completed expedition, Byrd said that the most important result of his observations and discoveries is the potential effect that they have in relation to the security of the United States. The fantastic speed with which the world is shrinking – recalled the Admiral – is one of the most important lessons learned during his recent Antarctic exploration. I have to warn my compatriots that the time has ended when we were able to take refuge in our isolation and rely on the certainty that the distances, the oceans, and the poles were a guarantee of safety.”
originally posted by: firerescue
a reply to: purplemer
Sorry
Everything you posted is outright WRONG !!!
Operation Fish Bowl involved tests from Johnson Island, which is 1000 miles south of Hawaii
en.wikipedia.org...
Operation High Jump was operation carried out by US Navy to test feasibility of establish bases on Antarctica and
issues faced by men and equipment in such a hostile environment
It did not involve nuclear weapons
en.wikipedia.org...
Should do research before posting stuff like this........
originally posted by: firerescue
a reply to: beetee
Problem with Antarctica is that everything has to be imported long distances and at great expense
Nothing grows there (or will grow there) , fuel for light and heat has to be imported by ship
As for German military operations in Antarctica - after war declared in Sept 1939 would have been impossible for Germany
to mount any substantial expedition to Antarctica and keep it supplied over oceans where Royal Navy was active
Only operations in Antarctic waters (that is stretching it) was capture by Auxiliary cruiser PINGUIN (converted merchant ship) of Norwegian whaling ships.
Even then that was long distance from Antarctica proper
en.wikipedia.org...
You want to tow the party line, hell maybe you even believe it fine but that is one story that is not going away and most of us do believe there was a hell of a lot more to it, why for instance would they need to test there gear in Antarctica when they have Alaska, friendly Canada, Greenland and Iceland all far more accessible and also far more useful for watching the soviet's.
Amplifying existing stores of knowledge of electromagnetic, geological, geographic, hydrographic, and meteorological propagation conditions in the area;