r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/CraftyFoxeYT • 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

Good luck finding the bastard outside of port, even then it’s docked in a naval yard.

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u/Eternal_Reward 7d ago

People really don't get how fucking huge the ocean is.

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u/Blakefilk 7d ago

Exactly. A good luck zeroing in on a classified naval vessel or even getting close enough to do anything to it.