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President Eisenhower was thinking Cold War and national defense when he signed the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956. How much do our local interstates contribute to the national defense? Security concerns render detailed answers difficult to come by. But it is possible to shed some light on what might be in the truck next to you on the highway. An allegation On the basis of Department of Energy (DOE) environmental impact statements associated with planned federal movements of uranium, plutonium, tritium, and related substances, Mary Olson of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service estimates that such shipments pass through Asheville on at least a weekly basis. This is largely because I-26, I-40, and 19-23 North (to I-26 in Madison County) connect some of our most vital national defense sites. They include: The Y-12 National Security Complex at Oak Ridge, just west of Knoxville, Tennessee. Y-12 is the only original US atomic bomb factory still in operation. It refurbishes nuclear weapons in addition to performing other nuclear functions. The Watts Bar reactor down the road from Oak Ridge. It supplies tritium, the radioactive hydrogen that puts the H in H-bomb. Nuclear Fuel Services in Erwin, Tennessee, across the state line from Madison County. This private company "downblends" weapons-grade uranium for use in nuclear fuel rods. Next door to Erwin, at Jonesborough, is a depleted uranium munitions factory. The Savannah River Site. It sits on the South Carolina side of the Savannah River, more or less across the water from Augusta, Georgia, and the Master's Golf Tournament. The Savannah River Site is a huge DOE reservation and industrial park for federal nuclear projects. The Barnwell low-level nuclear dump is close by.
The stated reason behind the interstate system was that, given the cold war hostilities between the superpowers at the time, a large network of limited access highways which sliced through cities was necessary to evacuate them in the event of a nuclear attack (!)[12] and that, consequently, construction of such a highway system was a vital government function to save the future of the country.
Originally posted by -Blackout-
Has the Phoenix Lights incident ever been debunked? Ive heard it was, then I heard that It wasnt...So I dunno the answer to that personally.
Originally posted by Truth1000
The simple identification of a triangular shape does not relate to the triangle-shaped "UFOs" that are being discussed in the thread. Many conventional aircraft, viewed from just the right angle, can appear to exhibit a triangular shape.
The key to this thread is not just the shape, but the unusual flight characteristics associated. These are what make these craft so very interesting.
Originally posted by -Blackout-
Where would you store a craft that is up to 2 miles long like some of these Black Triangles are reported to be? That is bigger than the Area 51 base itself.
I guess out in the desert somewhere? Or some secluded island? Maybe under water?
And also, why would we need an aircraft so big for? Unless its some form of mass troop carrier.
[edit on 19-4-2010 by -Blackout-]
Originally posted by -Blackout-
Im sorry, but I not buy the "flares" theory that happened over Phoenix Arizona. Ive already explained it once in this thread, but the lights were too stationary to be flares...they didnt flicker or give off the typical "flare effect" that you normally see with flares. They didnt "drip" light if you know what I mean.
Being an ex Marine, I know what a flare is when I see one.
Originally posted by alexander_delta
Originally posted by -Blackout-
Im sorry, but I not buy the "flares" theory that happened over Phoenix Arizona. Ive already explained it once in this thread, but the lights were too stationary to be flares...they didnt flicker or give off the typical "flare effect" that you normally see with flares. They didnt "drip" light if you know what I mean.
Being an ex Marine, I know what a flare is when I see one.
Blackout. You were not a Marine. Please don't embellish.
Originally posted by Truth1000
Exactly where is any "Air Force Material Command" base? Where might one find such an unsual location?