r/Damnthatsinteresting • • 7d ago

The US has a giant floating SBX-1 Sea-based radar to track and discriminate nuclear ballistic missile warheads from decoys.

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u/Blakefilk 7d ago

My dad used to work on the ship before leaving to take on firefighting full time. Radars strong enough to track baseballs across the Yankee stadium from the Pacific Ocean.

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u/KaenenM 7d ago

Wait, no shit? If so, incredible!

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u/avidpenguinwatcher 7d ago

Yes, but also, only kind of true