US to Deploy Brand New Hypersonic Missile, The "Dark Eagle," to Iran

The bad news: each of these missiles costs $15 million. And there are currently only eight of them.

The good news: They have a range of 1,725 miles and travel at Mach 5 (at their fastest). They can maneuver in flight and dodge attempts to intercept them. I don't really think Iran is very advanced as far as missile interceptions, but I guess they could try.

Their targets will be the remaining missile launchers Iran uses to terrorize its neighbors, hit US bases, and throttle shipping through the Strait of America. These missile launchers hide in fortified bunkers all day-- and then come out for just an hour to set up and launch a missile, and then hide again. These hypersonic missiles will be used as a very rapid response when a missile launcher is spotted by satellites or spyplanes.

It would take "minutes" for the Dark Eagle to reach its target, minimizing the chances that the launcher will duck back inside its bunker before being hit.

If they can take out eight of Iran's few remaining missile launchers, that will be $120 million well spent. (Though note the program's R&D cost $2.7 billion, but that's mostly sunk cost at this point.)

Bloomberg:

US Central Command has asked to send the Army's long-delayed Dark Eagle hypersonic missile to the Middle East for possible use against Iran, seeking a longer-range system to hit ballistic-missile launchers deep inside the country.
If approved, it would mark the first time the US will have deployed its hypersonic missile, which is running far behind schedule and hasn't been declared fully operational even as Russia and China have deployed their own versions.
The Request for Forces submission justifies the move by saying Iran has moved its launchers out of range of the Precision Strike Missile, a weapon that can hit targets at more than 300 miles, a person with direct knowledge of the request said.
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Dark Eagle, also known as the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon, or LRHW, has a reported range of more than 1,725 miles, although its exact capabilities are secret. It is designed to glide to its target at more than five times the speed of sound and can maneuver to avoid interception.
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The US already transferred most of its supplies of the stealthy JASSM-ER cruise missile, also designed for a fight with a near-peer adversary, to the Iran fight. About 1,100 of the missiles have been fired so far in the conflict.

Trump has rejected Iran's laughable "proposal" for the US to end the blockade while Iran continues its nuclear program. He will keep the blockade in place until Iran agrees to give up its nuke program and nuke materials, and is preparing for "short but powerful" strikes against the regime.

President Trump told Axios he's going to keep Iran under a naval blockade until the regime agrees to a deal that addresses U.S. concerns about its nuclear program.
Why it matters: Trump is rejecting an Iranian proposal to first open the Strait of Hormuz and lift the blockade, while postponing nuclear talks to a later stage.
Behind the scenes: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has prepared a plan for a "short and powerful" wave of strikes on Iran in hopes of breaking the negotiating deadlock, three sources with knowledge said.
After the strikes, which would likely include infrastructure targets, the U.S. would press the regime to come back to the negotiating table and show more flexibility.
Trump told Axios he saw the blockade as "somewhat more effective than the bombing," and the sources said he had yet to order any kinetic action as of Tuesday night. He did post an AI-generated meme of himself holding a gun with a warning to Iran and the tagline, "NO MORE MR. NICE GUY."
For now, Trump sees continuing the blockade as his primary source of leverage, but he would consider military action if it Iran still won't cave, according to the sources. He declined to discuss any military plans in Wednesday's phone interview, which lasted around 15 minutes.

The Dark Eagle is the U.S. Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon... a mobile, ground-launched missile built to strike high-value, heavily defended targets with extreme speed and minimal warning time.

This system combines a powerful booster with a maneuvering hypersonic glide… pic.twitter.com/hpbrdP9hWC
— Apple Lamps (@lamps_apple) April 30, 2026

This right here…

…is what American power looks like when it’s focused.

The Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon… Dark Eagle.

Not theory.
Not prototypes sitting in a lab.
Fielded.

A mobile launcher rolling on heavy steel… carrying two rounds that can reach out past 1,700 miles.… pic.twitter.com/zXHDTRYe7Y
— A Gene Robinson (@AlBuffalo2nite) April 9, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:32 PM

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1 Hypa-sonic. Sounds like a '70s song.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:33 PM (ExV1e)

2 Nood posted @303 so no whining.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:34 PM (ExV1e)

3 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at April 30, 2026 04:34 PM (LdBR/)

4 And now we wait.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:34 PM (ExV1e)

5 Hope it works. We should produce more if it works.
aka "how SpaceX does it"

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 04:35 PM (gKWVE)

6 Smart military blog content!

Posted by: far cry at April 30, 2026 04:36 PM (wBRco)

7 Kill a 500k missle launcher with a 15mm missle not a good trade usually

Posted by: Big Alfredo at April 30, 2026 04:36 PM (Vdukr)

8 Bomb bomb bomb!
Bomb bomb
Iran!

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 30, 2026 04:37 PM (K2cT3)

9 It's only money and it's going to a great cause.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 30, 2026 04:37 PM (d33KV)

10 Weird,... Dark Eagle is also what I have always called my "hypersonic missile" too.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 04:37 PM (3uBP9)

11 Is command and control decapitation out of style now?

Posted by: Joe Mama at April 30, 2026 04:37 PM (TezPK)

12 What?
The US is deploying missile batteries to Iran?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 04:37 PM (/lPRQ)

13 "The bad news: each of these missiles costs $15 million. And there are currently only eight of them."

$15 million a copy isn't bad for what amounts to a precision guided cruise missile that can travel 1,725 miles at mach 5 and evade pretty much anything that is deployed against them. Actually that is a pretty good deal.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 30, 2026 04:38 PM (0N4FZ)

14 each of these missiles costs $15 million.

Oh baby.

Posted by: Lindsey Graham at April 30, 2026 04:38 PM (abIsI)

15 Nice way to say they want to do a field test.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 30, 2026 04:38 PM (H1WUE)

16 God Bless The US of A ....That is super cool

Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 04:38 PM (FtULh)

17 Cool enough, but we really need to switch from "pricey wonder-weapon pork barrel programs" to "good, relatively cheap weapons we can field a lot of".

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 30, 2026 04:39 PM (OUMaO)

18 Nice way to say they want to do a field test.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 30, 2026 04:38 PM (H1WUE)

Ugh. -- Hiroshima

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:39 PM (ExV1e)

19 that is a very expensive missile

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 04:39 PM (xcxpd)

20
an Iranian proposal to first open the Strait of Hormuz and lift the blockade, while postponing nuclear talks to a later stage.

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lol, that's a "proposal"? Seems like they're opening with their Hail Mary pass.

The days of Ben Rhodes and Wendy Sherman are over, mullahs.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:39 PM (n7rxJ)

21 Nood. Weaponry.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:34 PM (ExV1e)

If you insist.

https://youtube.com/shorts/J5xuOJIPqTQ

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 30, 2026 04:40 PM (dK+Kv)

22 The War Department is pleased to announce the opening of the "IRGC Weapons Test Bed", a dedicated new facility for weapons testing in the middle east.

Posted by: Pete Hegseth at April 30, 2026 04:40 PM (yd8vn)

23 If these missiles can't take out the IRGC go for it. You have to kill those corrupt murderous ninth century bastards in order to win. Kill them the Iranian people can take care of the rest.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 04:40 PM (gu0hJ)

24 Dark Eagle and his wingmen Fat Man and Tsar Bomba. Like Ace's Maverick, Goose, and Slider.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 04:40 PM (3uBP9)

25 Kill a 500k missle launcher with a 15mm missle not a good trade usually
Posted by: Big Alfredo at April 30, 2026 04:36 PM (Vdukr)

Which is what the Iranians are hoping for. Hang on long enough until the USA runs out of munitions, gets bored, and goes away.

Maybe they should ask the Ukrainians how that strategy is working out for them.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 30, 2026 04:40 PM (cEHXL)

26 My would the military name a missile Dark Beagle?

What's that?

Oh, never mind

Posted by: Emily Litella at April 30, 2026 04:40 PM (tYGL3)

27 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:41 PM (Zz0t1)

28 I think we need more of them.
100,000 would be a good start.

Posted by: Lockheed at April 30, 2026 04:41 PM (abIsI)

29 Hypo-Sonic Kill-A-Mullah!

Posted by: Brewingfrog at April 30, 2026 04:41 PM (TE45k)

30 Willowed:

Minnesota State Sen.
@ErinMayeQuade
(DFL-Apple Valley) says the state Senate is being forced to cut more than 150,000 Minnesotans from Medicare because of work requirements mandated by the Trump administration and congressional Republicans.

What work requirements exist on Medicare?
Is she thinking Medicaid? I'm sure that there are loopholes for people who actually cannot work as opposed to those who can only be VPs at NGOs or Learing Centers.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:41 PM (ExV1e)

31 What, Jim ~~Crow~~ Eagle wasn't available?

Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at April 30, 2026 04:41 PM (VdTX+)

32 I call my dick Dark Eagle because Dark Missle was too on-the-nose.

Posted by: Don Lemon at April 30, 2026 04:42 PM (ndZc7)

33 15 mil? I ain’t complaining. Think of how many bil we were scammed out of in Minn, et al.

Posted by: RI Red at April 30, 2026 04:42 PM (z1SIt)

34 >>> If you insist.

https://youtube.com/shorts/J5xuOJIPqTQ
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 30, 2026 04:40 PM (dK+Kv)

Fawn has some really nice pottery.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 04:42 PM (3uBP9)

35 Honestly, knowing a bit about military weapon procurement (Strictly by osmosis), 15 million seems cheap for an unstoppable strategic long range weapon.

Posted by: Ib1netmon at April 30, 2026 04:42 PM (9ZOKH)

36 I bet we have more than 8 of these things, but the "person with knowledge" cited in the Bloomberg report should be flayed for divulging any number.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at April 30, 2026 04:42 PM (bNf8H)

37 That is beautiful!!!

Gay ayatollah has never seen a rocket like that.

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 04:42 PM (Sco7b)

38
It still flummoxes me that Iran is throwing missiles around non-Israel countries in the Middle East.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:42 PM (n7rxJ)

39 YAAAHHHOOOOO!

Posted by: pookysgirl, channeling Slim Pickins at April 30, 2026 04:43 PM (Wt5PA)

40 15 mil each ? Better not miss...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 04:43 PM (FtULh)

41 36 I bet we have more than 8 of these things, but the "person with knowledge" cited in the Bloomberg report should be flayed for divulging any number.
___

Maybe we have 8 launchers?

Posted by: 15 Tiny Cities at April 30, 2026 04:43 PM (qUkBO)

42 It's good to test this stuff in an actual hostile/combat environment.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 30, 2026 04:44 PM (XMwZJ)

43 Dark Eagle >>>>>> Dark Brandon

Posted by: Cray Cray at April 30, 2026 04:44 PM (cZMme)

44 High density mass from space would be a cheaper surprise weapon. Ifin' you were already in space and all. Just sayin'

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 04:44 PM (3uBP9)

45 I think the Dark Eagle is a counter to the Russian Oreshnik and whatever the Chinese are calling their version.

The Russian and Chinese ones seem to be cut down ICBMs

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 04:44 PM (rbvCR)

46 There an estimate for how many missile launchers Iran has left? I thought it was dozens / 100+, making knocking out 8 not worth $15 mil...

Posted by: bearski at April 30, 2026 04:45 PM (Bhsk7)

47 Each missile costs 3 somali brief cases!

Posted by: Cray Cray at April 30, 2026 04:45 PM (cZMme)

48
38
It still flummoxes me that Iran is throwing missiles around non-Israel countries in the Middle East.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:42 PM (n7rxJ)

Really? The Iranians have always hated the Arabs just as much as they hate the Jews, and they hate both of them even more than they hate us. Of course they were going to jump at any excuse to drop missiles on them.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 30, 2026 04:45 PM (H1WUE)

49 I wonder if the real target for this demonstration of American military might isn't China and Russia, both of whom have touted hypersonic missile technology.

We're going to field them under combat conditions and once again show everyone in the world that they best not FA with the United States or they WILL FO.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 30, 2026 04:45 PM (gnNyN)

50 Or not worth $120mil I meant

Posted by: bearski at April 30, 2026 04:46 PM (Bhsk7)

51 It's good to test this stuff in an actual hostile/combat environment.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 3

So your saying we should use on DC. I'm ok with that.

Posted by: Beartooth at April 30, 2026 04:46 PM (tYGL3)

52 https://youtube.com/shorts/J5xuOJIPqTQ
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 30, 2026 04:40 PM (dK+Kv)

She also does 'fitness' content.

https://youtube.com/shorts/RtZETVOCTGk

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:46 PM (ExV1e)

53 It's propelled by a green fuel. Bovine Excrement

Posted by: Beto Ochoa at April 30, 2026 04:46 PM (Tlyr1)

54 ErinMayeQuade, like all DFL members, is an idiot. She/it surely means Medicaid, as Medicare has no work requirements (it's for retirees, after all.)

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 30, 2026 04:47 PM (XMwZJ)

55 "The bad news: each of these missiles costs $15 million. And there are currently only eight of them."

$15 million a copy isn't bad for what amounts to a precision guided cruise missile that can travel 1,725 miles at mach 5 and evade pretty much anything that is deployed against them. Actually that is a pretty good deal.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 30, 2026 04:38 PM

Plus I am fairly certain you could load Nuke on that thing for more bang for your buck.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 30, 2026 04:47 PM (0N4FZ)

56 41 36 I bet we have more than 8 of these things, but the "person with knowledge" cited in the Bloomberg report should be flayed for divulging any number.
___

Maybe we have 8 launchers?
Posted by: 15 Tiny Cities at April 30, 2026 04:43 PM (qUkBO)
---------

Or hope it's a leaker hunt.

Posted by: WisRich at April 30, 2026 04:47 PM (G0vdT)

57 Dark Eagle? Good! Full of all that dark matter and dark energy people can't explain. So, hold your mouth right when you crank one off.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 30, 2026 04:47 PM (dwMYV)

58 Dark Eagle >>>>>> Dark Brandon
Posted by: Cray Cray at April 30, 2026 04:44 PM (cZMme)/i]

Dark Brandon. HA! I remember that stupid shit......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:47 PM (Zz0t1)

59 She also does 'fitness' content.

https://youtube.com/shorts/RtZETVOCTGk
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

This must be before the co-star enters.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 04:48 PM (YZ0Fo)

60 Some people don't know the difference between Medicare and MedicAid.

Posted by: Case at April 30, 2026 04:48 PM (9lqZe)

61 Old and Busted: Jim Eagle

New and Hot: Dark Eagle

Posted by: garrett at April 30, 2026 04:48 PM (rOERL)

62
She also does 'fitness' content.

https://youtube.com/shorts/RtZETVOCTGk
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:46 PM (ExV1e)

She also does onlyfans. And there are leaks. Everywhere.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:48 PM (Zz0t1)

63 60 Some people don't know the difference between Medicare and MedicAid.
Posted by: Case at April 30, 2026 04:48 PM (9lqZe)
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You can bet Somalis do.

Posted by: WisRich at April 30, 2026 04:49 PM (G0vdT)

64 It is good that we can battlefield test these things and know whether we need to build more, or fix something before sinking more money into them.

Elon needs to get on the death ray from space thing though. Hell, maybe he could just drop Teslas on them!

Posted by: Thatch at April 30, 2026 04:49 PM (i0077)

65 Hypa-sonic. Sounds like a '70s song.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Hyper-Gamma-Spaces by the Alan Parsons Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs3JN-LwPxg
.
.
.
1978
: -))

Posted by: Adriane the Critic Just Being Critical, Again . . . at April 30, 2026 04:49 PM (3ZUWJ)

66 This must be before the co-star enters.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 04:48 PM (YZ0Fo)

Oddly enough, her link tree doesn't include OF or Fansly.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:49 PM (ExV1e)

67 It still flummoxes me that Iran is throwing missiles around non-Israel countries in the Middle East.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:42 PM (n7rxJ)

***
There are US Bases in each of them

Posted by: Beto Ochoa at April 30, 2026 04:49 PM (Tlyr1)

68 Not seeing the need to even use them.
Maybe a test fire but no more.

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 04:49 PM (Ia/+0)

69 I wonder if tungsten is already available somewhere in space. Or something equivalent. Or use a very slow, low-ish energy method too get a bunch up there over years, decades? that can be kerplunked down any time you want.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 04:50 PM (3uBP9)

70
Are these missiles equipped with cameras? That would be cool.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:50 PM (n7rxJ)

71 Some people don't know the difference between Medicare and MedicAid.
Posted by: Case at April 30, 2026 04:48 PM (9lqZe)

Fraud and theft are strange things...

Posted by: Freddie The Freeloader at April 30, 2026 04:50 PM (QP+6w)

72 We've basically taken the ball to the 1 yard line...are the people of Iran going to finally step up and finish it?

I have no doubt we can finish off the remaining stragglers, but at some point you need the people to overthrow this thing. And I'm not seeing it.

Posted by: Leupold at April 30, 2026 04:50 PM (eIzlH)

73 "It still flummoxes me that Iran is throwing missiles around non-Israel countries in the Middle East."

Chaos will bring 12spot out of his hidey hole to islamically rule the world.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 30, 2026 04:51 PM (cS1cw)

74 Some people don't know the difference between Medicare and MedicAid.
Posted by: Case at April 30, 2026 04:48 PM (9lqZe)

See also deficit and debt.

Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 04:51 PM (th4KY)

75 Are these missiles equipped with cameras? That would be cool.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Just stick a go pro on it. Barely an inconvenience.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 04:51 PM (YZ0Fo)

76 Wow.... soooo.... the UN just made IRAN the Vice Chair of the UN Nuclear Non Proliferation Committee...

Uhhh... guys...

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 04:51 PM (mP0Kj)

77 Aaaaaand CCP would have the wreckage in their hands within hours of a strike.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 30, 2026 04:52 PM (diia5)

78 Don't sell yourself short. You're extremely weird.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 30, 2026 04:33 PM (dK+Kv)

Darn. I thought I was managing to seem so normal.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 04:52 PM (vE0+H)

79 That thing gets there so fast you will be done blowing up before the sound gets there.

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 04:52 PM (vFG9F)

80 "Big Bada Boom"

Fifth Element

Posted by: illiniwek at April 30, 2026 04:53 PM (vbXSk)

81 I like the idea of a battlefield test of this stuff, but you'd think cheap loitering platforms (i.e., drones) would be a better solution. Have them loiter around suspected launch sites/tunnels and pounce (!) when one comes out of its hidey-hole.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 30, 2026 04:53 PM (XMwZJ)

82 76 Wow.... soooo.... the UN just made IRAN the Vice Chair of the UN Nuclear Non Proliferation Committee...

—

They once had Sudan on some committee for women’s rights. So yeah, for the UN this is on point.

Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 04:53 PM (th4KY)

83 69 I wonder if tungsten is already available somewhere in space. Or something equivalent. Or use a very slow, low-ish energy method too get a bunch up there over years, decades? that can be kerplunked down any time you want.
Posted by: banana Dream

It is. There is a whole asteroid mostly made of heavy metals - 16 Psyche - and 4 Vesta has a core that is near-exposed as well.
The "rods from God" thing was one of Jerry Pournelle's warnings in There Will Be War and Footfall.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 04:53 PM (gKWVE)

84 Aaaaaand CCP would have the wreckage in their hands within hours of a strike.
Posted by: weft cut-loop

==

Exactly, not sure its really worth wasting on Iran and give up trade secrets to the real threat, but have zero doubt Trump will want to use a new weapon like this.

Posted by: Leupold at April 30, 2026 04:53 PM (eIzlH)

85 Whatever is left of Iran's second- and third-tier Chinese and Russian missile interception capacity is probably not much and almost certainly isn't taking out something moving at Mach 5.

Posted by: ballistic at April 30, 2026 04:53 PM (oqH4h)

86
Really? The Iranians have always hated the Arabs just as much as they hate the Jews, and they hate both of them even more than they hate us. Of course they were going to jump at any excuse to drop missiles on them.
Posted by: Tom Servo

================

There's hatred in that area of the world all the time. Going hot on a bunch of countries seems really aggressive.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:54 PM (n7rxJ)

87 Aaaaaand CCP would have the wreckage in their hands within hours of a strike.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 30, 2026 04:52 PM (diia5)

The secondary strike takes out the souvenir hunters

Posted by: Beartooth at April 30, 2026 04:54 PM (tYGL3)

88 don't look now but Brian Harpole (on the late Kirk's security team) is suing Owens' ass for defamation.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 04:55 PM (gKWVE)

89 Senate rejects the dems 6th try to curb PDT's war powers.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 04:55 PM (Cif43)

90 Hah!

Gonna shoot a camel in the butt with a $15 million mach 5 missile. If that don't make religious fanatic goat fuckers suck American donkey dick nothing will.

Just kidding. Though some may understand the tech, they would also understand its limited application. To those that do not Grok the tech favor a flying carpet.
What the fanatical goat fuckers do undestand is Vlaad.
... deleted extremely graphic depicting ...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 04:56 PM (/lPRQ)

91 One of my personal projects today was on technology and I had the AIs look up how many technological advances humans have made thanks to warfare.

If we lived in Lennon's Imagine world, things would definitely be different. Many less distractions. And people. And cities. And conveniences. And...

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 04:56 PM (Sco7b)

92 89 Senate rejects the dems 6th try to curb PDT's war powers.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 04:55 PM (Cif43)

But House passed FISA... intact...

The same court they used to spy on Trump and a bunch of his allies.

Stuck, on stupid.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 04:57 PM (mP0Kj)

93 This all sounds good. Glad Trump brushed aside the stinking rug merchants proposal. Squeeze them into submission. No other way.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 30, 2026 04:57 PM (E2lD7)

94 Are these missiles equipped with cameras? That would be cool.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:50 PM (n7rxJ)

One in the nose and one that jettisons 1/4 mile from the target to capture the satisfying 'splodie, would be nice..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 30, 2026 04:58 PM (nbLIj)

95 So how long does it take for that thing to get there ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 04:58 PM (FtULh)

96 Oh, good! It's time we had a real field test of the thing. Russian already field tested theirs.

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 04:59 PM (GD0B3)

97
That is an awesome looking weapon.

Posted by: four seasons at April 30, 2026 04:59 PM (3ek7K)

98 But House passed FISA... intact...

The same court they used to spy on Trump and a bunch of his allies.

Stuck, on stupid.
Posted by: Romeo13 at

And it'll probably go through the senate 99-1

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 04:59 PM (YZ0Fo)

99 Senate rejects the dems 6th try to curb PDT's war powers.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 04:55 PM (Cif43)

If we had a war-time consigliere as majority leader he'd tell the Democrats that in exchange for passing the SAVE Act now, he'll release the members of his causus to vote their conscience in ten years.

But, alas, we have Fredo, as always.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:59 PM (ExV1e)

100 Speed matters. Art of War, the original white paper on Mach 5 hypersonic glide. Cool tech.

Posted by: scampydog at April 30, 2026 05:00 PM (2bFN5)

101 Religious liberty.

Texas judge allows Muslim city in Texas to resume construction; Gov. Abbott says it'll never happen

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 05:00 PM (ndZc7)

102 Kill a 500k missle launcher with a 15mm missle not a good trade usually
Posted by: Big Alfredo

OTOH we could hit an Ayatollah before he got off the phone.

Posted by: DaveA at April 30, 2026 05:01 PM (FhXTo)

103 97 That is an awesome looking weapon.
Posted by: four seasons at April 30, 2026 04:59 PM (3ek7K)

It is, how you say, all in the handling.

Posted by: Paolo at April 30, 2026 05:01 PM (gKWVE)

104 I bet you could fire tungsten rods up with some rudimentary spaceflight dynamics thrusting system attached, just to get it in a basic orbit for a secondary system to harvest the rods. Just shooting rods into space can't be that expensive. Maybe even fly them up to a decent altitude on a platform that shoots the rods the rest of the way into orbit.

Then deliver the rods to the various targeting satellites. Space mass weapons have to be fairly cheap compared to all of this and will have massive yields similar to many nuclear payloads.

My engineering sense tells me this is super easy, far more easy than currently deployed systems and the reason it is not known is A) it is already done and not discussed, or it is B) forbidden in some world agreement which is also not discussed. A little bit of covert A and B maybe too.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 05:01 PM (3uBP9)

105
Just stick a go pro on it. Barely an inconvenience.
Posted by: BruceWayne

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And it still plays video!

Posted by: Bic Cameras - first time, every time! at April 30, 2026 05:01 PM (n7rxJ)

106 Deploying it to Iran???? We should not be giving them that sort of hardware!!! ( A possible tipoff about “ reading before commenting”

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 05:01 PM (Gqar8)

107 Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:59 PM (ExV1e)

Thune ain't Fredo. He's Paulie.

Posted by: Peter Clemenza at April 30, 2026 05:02 PM (gKWVE)

108 99 Senate rejects the dems 6th try to curb PDT's war powers.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 04:55 PM (Cif43)

The Dems should insist on vote by mail...

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 05:03 PM (Sco7b)

109 I have to confess this does give me war wood.

Posted by: Belligerency boner at April 30, 2026 05:03 PM (TbWk/)

110 I am thinking just releasing this information is going to give the IRGC a case of the squirts.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 05:04 PM (Cif43)

111 91 One of my personal projects today was on technology and I had the AIs look up how many technological advances humans have made thanks to warfare.

If we lived in Lennon's Imagine world, things would definitely be different. Many less distractions. And people. And cities. And conveniences. And...
Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 04:56 PM (Sco7b)

The trend that really worries me? AI is NOT an independent thing... the data it works off is not just yours...

There are now AI driven STOCK ACCOUNTS. Which is the epitome then of insider trading.

And, AI is also not truly independent of Human control...

Which means, is short order, whoever control the AI, could control the stock market.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 05:04 PM (mP0Kj)

112
One in the nose and one that jettisons 1/4 mile from the target to capture the satisfying 'splodie, would be nice..
Posted by: Joe Kidd

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The multi-camera setup, of course! Desilu's contributions never end.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 05:04 PM (n7rxJ)

113 If they can take out eight of Iran's few remaining missile launchers, that will be $120 million well spent.'

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We are getting increased oil sales, so ..it's all a wash.

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 05:05 PM (GD0B3)

114 110 I am thinking just releasing this information is going to give the IRGC a case of the squirts.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 05:04 PM (Cif43)

I think its a canary trap... to find a high level leaker.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 05:05 PM (mP0Kj)

115 110 I am thinking just releasing this information is going to give the IRGC a case of the squirts.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 05:04 PM (Cif43)

I'm thinking you're right....

Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 05:06 PM (FtULh)

116 This was posted a few days ago here.

USS Idaho commissioning video featuring the Chief of the Boat. Tasked to make things that float, not float.

Goes to yt
https://tinyurl.com/ykhrxkjj

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 30, 2026 05:06 PM (N39Ws)

117 Yay for 'splodey things.

Boo for "A Gene Robinson" posting AI slop.

2 cheers for noting that it's AI slop.

(I'm referring to the copy in the tweet, not the rest of it. AI text just leaps off the page at me now.)

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at April 30, 2026 05:06 PM (/d4WW)

118 113 If they can take out eight of Iran's few remaining missile launchers, that will be $120 million well spent.'

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We are getting increased oil sales, so ..it's all a wash.
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 05:05 PM (GD0B3)

That’s a Big Frackin’ Deal!!

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 05:06 PM (Gqar8)

119 You guys should check out my missiles on OnlyFans.

Posted by: Maddie Mochi at April 30, 2026 05:07 PM (wBRco)

120 Delivery in 20 minutes or less or your next one is free!

Posted by: Domino's Missles at April 30, 2026 05:07 PM (wVcYX)

121 One in the nose and one that jettisons 1/4 mile from the target to capture the satisfying 'splodie, would be nice..
Posted by: Joe Kidd

If Musk can hang cameras all over Starship, then we should be able to enjoy watching targets go boom in 4k resolution.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 30, 2026 05:07 PM (N39Ws)

122 My engineering sense tells me this is super easy,..
Posted by: banana Dream

I'll take "Things That Will Get You Lynched In Any Engineering Dept." for $100, Alex.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 30, 2026 05:07 PM (diia5)

123 For the price of one of those missiles we could airdrop/litter the streets, courtyards, and rooftops of Tehran with 15,000+ AK47's with red dot scopes into the hands of citizens. Could also probably throw in a grenade or two with each rifle.

Which of those two option would the IRGC street corner enforcer thug fear the most?

These small arms dropping into IRGC hands means nothing since they already have access to them. A huge airdop would result in thousands making it into the hands of a population that in theory wants to overthrow the mad mullahs.

Posted by: hate_the_deepstate at April 30, 2026 05:08 PM (2Nfh9)

124 My engineering sense tells me this is super easy, far more easy than currently deployed systems and the reason it is not known is A) it is already done and not discussed, or it is B) forbidden in some world agreement which is also not discussed. A little bit of covert A and B maybe too.
Posted by: banana Dream

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Google Rods from God -- there is a history behind this idea. mostly to avoid "weaponizing" space by making the rods inert.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 30, 2026 05:08 PM (FPIaX)

125
So how long does it take for that thing to get there ?
Posted by: It's me donna

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Hmm, I guess it depends on how far east the bunkers are and how far west our launchers are?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 05:09 PM (n7rxJ)

126 You guys should check out my missiles on OnlyFans.
Posted by: Maddie Mochi at April 30, 2026 05:07 PM (wBRco)

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Posted by: Nora Jean at April 30, 2026 05:09 PM (wVcYX)

127 As an alternative, we could have suspected launch regions patrolled at altitude by B-2s. Just hanging out, waiting for a pop-up target to present itself.

Posted by: Occasional Commenter at April 30, 2026 05:09 PM (MV++E)

128 That’s a Big Frackin’ Deal!!
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 05:06 PM (Gqar

We made 8 BILLION DOLLARS in February oil sales alone. I bet we made double that in April.

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 05:09 PM (GD0B3)

129 The multi-camera setup, of course! Desilu's contributions never end.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 05:04 PM (n7rxJ)

See, now I want monster speakers on the aux camera, playing "Lucy, I'm hooome!"

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 30, 2026 05:09 PM (nbLIj)

130 Trump has rejected Iran's laughable "proposal" for the US to end the blockade while Iran continues its nuclear program.

But Obama and Biden PAID them to continue their program!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 05:09 PM (ynpvh)

131 that is a very expensive missile
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 04:39 PM (xcxpd)

You can save some dough by opting for a lower trim level. Ask to see the Dark Eagle Sport.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 05:10 PM (guGkK)

132 Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 05:04 PM (Cif43)

Hey there hon hope you and yours are well.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 05:10 PM (vE0+H)

133
At least 'merican missiles hit the targets they're aimed at. One of the most recent Chinese hypersonic missile tests was found to be fast as hell, but missed the target area by a couple of miles. Not the target, the target AREA. Which if I recall from the article I'd read about a year ago was an impact range facility of about 20 miles square.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 30, 2026 05:11 PM (X4KFY)

134 They probably want to get some real world experience with the new missile.

Posted by: Prickly Pete Salmonella at April 30, 2026 05:11 PM (dFG8E)

135 Launching a Mach 5 hypersonic missile is one thing, but targeting something that fast (and maneuverable to boot), must be pretty sophisticated, too.

Posted by: mrp at April 30, 2026 05:11 PM (rj6Yv)

136 ..., I am and thank you. I wish the same to you and yours.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 05:11 PM (Cif43)

137 >>> My engineering sense tells me this is super easy,..
Posted by: banana Dream

I'll take "Things That Will Get You Lynched In Any Engineering Dept." for $100, Alex.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 30, 2026 05:07 PM (diia5)

Engineering sense is 100% of about 90% of anything.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 05:11 PM (3uBP9)

138 that is a very expensive missile
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 04:39 PM (xcxpd)

You can save some dough by opting for a lower trim level. Ask to see the Dark Eagle Sport.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 05:10 PM (guGkK)

Delete the custom logo'd floor mats, the underbody rust proofing, and the nitrogen-filled tires.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 30, 2026 05:12 PM (wVcYX)

139 Dark Brandon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dark Eagle

Posted by: Denizens of Democratic Underground at April 30, 2026 05:12 PM (0sNs1)

140 15 Million of our dollars?

Hell! I'll do it for 10 million!

Posted by: Zippyslug at April 30, 2026 05:12 PM (/jFSs)

141
Meanwhile, why the heck is this program so badly delayed? The usual suspects?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 05:12 PM (n7rxJ)

142 I hope these targets are much more high profile than just missile launchera that we could take out with conventional means.

I do get that this would be a beautiful demonstration of our hypersonic capabilities, that's not the priority.

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 30, 2026 05:12 PM (XLfSN)

143 And, AI is also not truly independent of Human control...

Which means, is short order, whoever control the AI, could control the stock market.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 05:04 PM (mP0Kj)

My project is incredibly simple but the more I've used the 4 AIs, the less concerned I am about the doomsday scenarios.

As long as you're not giving them complete control over your entire databases of information, etc...

They are fantastic for narrowly defined tasks. But that's just little ole me's experience...

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 05:13 PM (Sco7b)

144 The US Navy is also working on hypersonic missile programs, for strike packages and interceptors. Surface and submarine platforms, too.

Posted by: mrp at April 30, 2026 05:13 PM (rj6Yv)

145 I'mma gonna be disappointed if things go kinetic again and the US does not drop one on the Chinese embassy -- just for old time's sake.

Reports are that they are providing intel and supplies. So it would be well justified. Maybe a couple on the Russian embassy too. They should start updating all their maps with "errors" in prep. for plausible deniablity.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 30, 2026 05:13 PM (FPIaX)

146 91 One of my personal projects today was on technology and I had the AIs look up how many technological advances humans have made thanks to warfare.

If we lived in Lennon's Imagine world, things would definitely be different. Many less distractions. And people. And cities. And conveniences. And...
Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 04:56 PM (Sco7b)
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If it weren't for men trying to get laid and kill each other we wouldn't have much of anything. Technology, modern anything, art, literature, you name it.

Sex and survival trumps all.

Posted by: ballistic at April 30, 2026 05:13 PM (oqH4h)

147 Trump just whipped that yuge missile out to frighten the women.

Posted by: Roy at April 30, 2026 05:14 PM (qwype)

148 144 The US Navy is also working on hypersonic missile programs, for strike packages and interceptors. Surface and submarine platforms, too.
Posted by: mrp at April 30, 2026 05:13 PM (rj6Yv)

"To be the scariest thing in the ocean since the Cretaceous era"
--Chief of Boat, USS Idaho

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 30, 2026 05:15 PM (N39Ws)

149 I can believe 8 missiles...back in the 9/11 era, you'd be amazed how few of something we had that got deployed...and then more got made as proof of concept...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026 05:15 PM (tOcjL)

150
You guys should check out my missiles on OnlyFans.
Posted by: Maddie Mochi at April 30, 2026 05:07 PM (wBRco)

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Posted by: Nora Jean at April 30, 2026 05:09 PM (wVcYX)

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*gestures violently while wearing oversized overalls and no shirt*

Posted by: JiggleTits McGee at April 30, 2026 05:15 PM (X4KFY)

151 So how long does it take for that thing to get there ?
Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 04:58 PM

Assume a spherical goat departs Tehran at 30 kph on the southwest-bound train ...

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 30, 2026 05:15 PM (0sNs1)

152 The IRGC has been touting their super duper amazing attack weapon for a couple of days now. I PDT just called their bullshit.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 05:16 PM (Cif43)

153
If Musk can hang cameras all over Starship, then we should be able to enjoy watching targets go boom in 4k resolution.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed

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At $15mm each, I think we're entitled to the entertainment value.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 05:16 PM (n7rxJ)

154 "To be the scariest thing in the ocean since the Cretaceous era"
--Chief of Boat, USS Idaho
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 30, 2026 05:15 PM (N39Ws)
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I worked with a retired Chief of Boat on a project. A special breed, for sure.

Posted by: mrp at April 30, 2026 05:16 PM (rj6Yv)

155 As long as you're not giving them complete control over your entire databases of information, etc...

They are fantastic for narrowly defined tasks. But that's just little ole me's experience...
Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 05:13 PM (Sco7b)

Can they read your data though? Because if they can read your data, then it is no longer private at all.

Which, with an AI driven Investment account, means your internal data can be used by the AI, to give other stock tips.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 05:17 PM (mP0Kj)

156 why are we telling the world we have this weapon

Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 05:17 PM (ZxPkt)

157 You can save some dough by opting for a lower trim level. Ask to see the Dark Eagle Sport.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 05:10 PM (guGkK)

I'd buy a Dark Eagle Cabriolet.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 05:18 PM (zZu0s)

158 123 For the price of one of those missiles we could airdrop/litter the streets, courtyards, and rooftops of Tehran with 15,000+ AK47's with red dot scopes into the hands of citizens. Could also probably throw in a grenade or two with each rifle.

Posted by: hate_the_deepstate

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This is what we need -- thousands of canisters, each with
- 10 AK plus ammo
- 10 handguns plus ammo
- 2 starlink
- 10 FPV drones (radio controlled. no need for fiber)
- IED for drones or whatever.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 30, 2026 05:18 PM (FPIaX)

159 As long as you're not giving them complete control over your entire databases of information, etc...
Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 05:13 PM

Hold my beer ...

Posted by: AutoPen Of The United States (APOTUS) at April 30, 2026 05:18 PM (0sNs1)

160
I'mma gonna be disappointed if things go kinetic again and the US does not drop one on the Chinese embassy -- just for old time's sake.

Reports are that they are providing intel and supplies. So it would be well justified. Maybe a couple on the Russian embassy too. They should start updating all their maps with "errors" in prep. for plausible deniablity.
Posted by: bob

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See, that's the sort of thing Iran would be doing, given their actions against their neighbors.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 05:19 PM (n7rxJ)

161 why are we telling the world we have this weapon
Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 05:17 PM (ZxPkt)

https://youtu.be/j83bGaauRXw

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 05:19 PM (ExV1e)

162 The multi-camera setup, of course! Desilu's contributions never end.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

See, now I want monster speakers on the aux camera, playing "Lucy, I'm hooome!"
Posted by: Joe Kidd

Yeahbut..... if the missile is 5x faster than sound, the targets never get the joy of hearing it.

Posted by: mikeski and/or Wesley Crusher at April 30, 2026 05:19 PM (VHUov)

163 The IRGC has been touting their super duper amazing attack weapon for a couple of days now. I PDT just called their bullshit.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 05:16 PM (Cif43)
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A "miracle" weapon!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 30, 2026 05:20 PM (RIvkX)

164 why are we telling the world we have this weapon
Posted by: Don Black

If they're working on it, they know we already have it.

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 05:20 PM (VHUov)

165 >>why are we telling the world we have this weapon

Peace through strength. The best way to fight a war is to be so strong in the eyes of your enemies you never have to fight.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 05:21 PM (viF8m)

166 someday I have to watch that movie

Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 05:21 PM (ZxPkt)

167 I worked with a retired Chief of Boat on a project. A special breed, for sure.
Posted by: mrp at April 30, 2026 05:16 PM

They're known by the acronym CoB.

Class, where have we seen that before?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 30, 2026 05:21 PM (0sNs1)

168 162
Yeahbut..... if the missile is 5x faster than sound, the targets never get the joy of hearing it.
Posted by: mikeski and/or Wesley Crusher at April 30, 2026 05:19 PM (VHUov)

Won't even have the chance to kiss their goat lover goodbye.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 30, 2026 05:21 PM (N39Ws)

169 Afternoon shading into evening, folken!

Good to hear the economy is growing despite the gas prices. I haven't totaled up how much I spent on gas during my recent trip -- I like my hair color brown, not white. But prices were generally a little cheaper in Kansas than in Da Swamp. I saw some $3.99s at the Exxons and Shells in MO, but the independents were more like $3.79.

The station near my house where I usually gas up, an Exxon, has 87 E10 at $3.39 for cash, and their E0 87 for only .30 more -- about the same as when I left thirteen days ago.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 30, 2026 05:22 PM (wzUl9)

170 Can they read your data though? Because if they can read your data, then it is no longer private at all.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 05:17 PM (mP0Kj)

What I'm working on has so many steps outside of AI that if anyone got hold of everything it wouldn't matter.

Just working on a Microsoft Windows PC and using gmail, I assume no privacy. And I resisted smartphones until 18 months ago.

"The Great Courses" had a course on technology and privacy. I remember one lecture's idea was "Privacy is Dead. All hail the NEW privacy." which is basically us trying to carve out privacy in the new digital world.

That's easier for the kids who don't know or understand and are used to sharing everything versus 29 year olds who have no images of themselves online at all....

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 05:22 PM (Sco7b)

171 Right wing extremist.

Democrat Sen. Reed: “You have an intense interest in Christianity, in nationalism, and not recognizing the talents of women and non-whites. That’s wrong.”

Hegseth: “I am not ashamed of my faith in Jesus Christ. If you want to shame me for it, go ahead.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 05:23 PM (ndZc7)

172 versus 29 year olds who have no images of themselves online at all....
Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 05:22 PM

* smiles *

Posted by: Bob from NSA at April 30, 2026 05:23 PM (0sNs1)

173 someday I have to watch that movie
Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 05:21 PM (ZxPkt)

It's a great movie.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 05:23 PM (ExV1e)

174 Religious liberty.

Texas judge allows Muslim city in Texas to resume construction; Gov. Abbott says it'll never happen

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 05:00 PM

That is a travis county judge, kamala harris won travis county in 2024. It ain't gonna survive any appeal.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 30, 2026 05:24 PM (0N4FZ)

175
why are we telling the world we have this weapon
Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 05:17 PM (ZxPkt)

To embarrass the shit out of the ChiComs. I mean, I'm pretty sure they know we have it already, but considering the stellar performance of the rest of their equipment in Iran, Venezuela and Ukraine lately, they're in a difficult position when it comes to foreign sales.

NO ONE wants their crappy weapons anymore, and this is going to dork their weapons export companies in the squeekhole.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 30, 2026 05:24 PM (X4KFY)

176 165 >>why are we telling the world we have this weapon

Peace through strength. The best way to fight a war is to be so strong in the eyes of your enemies you never have to fight.
Posted by: JackStraw

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It was to be announced at the Party Congress on Monday. As you know, the Premier loves surprises.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 30, 2026 05:24 PM (FPIaX)

177 Class, where have we seen that before?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 30, 2026 05:21 PM (0sNs1)
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I was told there wouldn't be a quiz!

Posted by: mrp at April 30, 2026 05:25 PM (rj6Yv)

178 I get the thinking we can just economically destroy them now and it's a lot cheaper safer way to do it, but man I wish we could just get it over with in attack mode. That said,I can wait either way.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 30, 2026 05:25 PM (n5tGW)

179 Democrat Sen Reed -another sterling example of Democrat politicians/ sarc

I imagine Pete Hegseth had more more people praying for him than Senator Reed has.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 05:26 PM (8Xy/A)

180 Feelin cute. Might launch a new missile. IDK.

Posted by: Donald John Trump, Tik Tokker at April 30, 2026 05:27 PM (rxyY+)

181 One in the nose and one that jettisons 1/4 mile from the target to capture the satisfying 'splodie, would be nice..
Posted by: Joe Kidd

Mach 5 is one mile per second. The camera that can pop off a missile, orient itself in midair, focus, and get a picture of the missile blowing things up 1/4 second later, would be a bigger engineering marvel than the missile.

F--k, that's a fast missile.

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 05:27 PM (VHUov)

182 Ai response of Ak47 airdrop proposal
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Airdrop Proposals: Commentary in outlets like the National Review has questioned why the U.S. and Israel have not used their stockpiles of "semi-obsolete weapons" (AK-47s and old explosives) to conduct massive parachute drops at hundreds of sites across Iran. Proponents argue that even if the regime seizes half the weapons, arming the people is the only way to topple the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).

Feasibility and RisksInternal and international experts have highlighted several risks associated with these proposals:Counter-Repression: Critics argue that arming protesters would give the Iranian state a "moral high ground" to use total, overwhelming military force, shifting a political protest into a bloody civil war.

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"moral high ground"... WTF
What a bunch of wusses.

Posted by: hate_the_deepstate at April 30, 2026 05:28 PM (2Nfh9)

183
Sorry to say it but it seems the Iranians are doing the trolling now with their dumbass offer.

Confident Trump and Hegseth know what they're doing but let's just get on with it.

Posted by: Auspex at April 30, 2026 05:28 PM (DECkL)

184 >>>What?
The US is deploying missile batteries to Iran?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

>Wait. Did you see the range? The launchers are not going to Iran, just the tip.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 05:29 PM (Fbc0I)

185 Mach 5 is one mile per second.
Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 05:27 PM

Plus or minus, depending on variables like the composition of the local planetary atmosphere, its temperature, density, etc.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 30, 2026 05:29 PM (0sNs1)

186 178 I get the thinking we can just economically destroy them now and it's a lot cheaper safer way to do it, but man I wish we could just get it over with in attack mode. That said,I can wait either way.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 30, 2026 05:25 PM (n5tGW)
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They murdered 10's of thousands of their own citizens. I don't think they care how much we bomb or blockaide. They'll just ride it out under a hospital.

Let's hope I'm wrong.

Posted by: WisRich at April 30, 2026 05:30 PM (G0vdT)

187 The launchers are not going to Iran, just the tip.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 05:29 PM

Are they ribbed, for the Ayatollah's pleasure?

Posted by: J. Random Moron at April 30, 2026 05:30 PM (0sNs1)

188 Mach 5 is one mile per second.
Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 05:27 PM

Plus or minus, depending on variables like the composition of the local planetary atmosphere, its temperature, density, etc.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher

Blow up, Wesley.

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 05:31 PM (VHUov)

189 I have no doubt we can finish off the remaining stragglers, but at some point you need the people to overthrow this thing. And I'm not seeing it.
Posted by: Leupold

The first 40K volunteers are no more

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 30, 2026 05:31 PM (LyPw2)

190 Hegseth is the boogieman to the Left because he's manly, competent, photogenic, well-spoken, and straight. He doesn't have to pretend like he "eats carburetors for breakfast" or swish around like that poofter "Coach" Tampon Walz.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 05:31 PM (guGkK)

191 Do you cook a carburetor on a Weber grill?

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 05:32 PM (vFG9F)

192 Hegseth is the boogieman to the Left because he's manly, competent, photogenic, well-spoken, and straight. He doesn't have to pretend like he "eats carburetors for breakfast" or swish around like that poofter "Coach" Tampon Walz.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 05:31 PM (guGkK)

queen of AWFULs Warren had a meltdown today, too manly !

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 05:33 PM (GD0B3)

193
I've got a rocket in my pocket
Finger in the socket

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 05:33 PM (Fbc0I)

194 Mach 5 is one mile per second. The camera that can pop off a missile, orient itself in midair, focus, and get a picture of the missile blowing things up 1/4 second later, would be a bigger engineering marvel than the missile.

F--k, that's a fast missile.
Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 05:27 PM (VHUov)
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We have high-resolution cameras on satellites travelling much, much faster than that. They can pick up all sorts of details most people don't even imagine are important. And that's for the civilian stuff.

Military-grade is probably an order of magnitude better.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 30, 2026 05:34 PM (gnNyN)

195 nood - commies in Maine

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 30, 2026 05:35 PM (FPIaX)

196 Nood

Posted by: Thanatopsis at April 30, 2026 05:35 PM (LdBR/)

197 National Review - Ak47 airdrop

https://tinyurl.com/mvwnv63p

Posted by: hate_the_deepstate at April 30, 2026 05:41 PM (2Nfh9)

198 Mach 5 is one mile per second. The camera that can pop off a missile, orient itself in midair, focus, and get a picture of the missile blowing things up 1/4 second later, would be a bigger engineering marvel than the missile.

F--k, that's a fast missile.
Posted by: mikeski
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We have high-resolution cameras on satellites travelling much, much faster than that. They can pick up all sorts of details most people don't even imagine are important. And that's for the civilian stuff.

Military-grade is probably an order of magnitude better.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

self-willowed.....

The satellite is already moving at a constant speed, not launching from a standing start (relative to the missile). It's already pointing at earth, it's already focused on earth, it's operating in a vacuum anyway..... It wasn't taking pix of Xi's belt buckle 1/4 second after dropping off whatever rocket put it in orbit.

I don't doubt that we could take accurate pictures from a missile-dropped camera, but they won't be pictures of the explosion, 1/4 second after deployment.

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 05:42 PM (VHUov)

199 Good stuff. Five times the speed of sound. Survivors of it's detonation, if any, will hear the sound of the beast arriving after the dust has settled. That sound will scare the bejeezus out of them, believing another one is incoming! Psychological warfare!

Posted by: Gref at April 30, 2026 05:42 PM (5rh/l)

200 The "Dark Eagle" invented by the same guy who invented the "Discombobulator"

Posted by: Beto Ochoa at April 30, 2026 05:44 PM (Tlyr1)

201 I don't understand why they just don't orbit a drone around where they last saw the launcher. When it pops out you are right on top of it. Even a small bomb would disable it. Followed with a much bigger penetrator into the silo.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 30, 2026 05:55 PM (954tc)

202 But I was told that the Iranian regime was winning.

Just because Pres. Trump was positioning 3 (apparently being reduced to 2) aircraft carriers, multiple amphibious assault ships with Marines, 100s of fighters, bombers and strike aircraft, and flying in the 82nd Airborne he was going to give up.

At this point, I think some of the black-pillers are being paid to come here to the HQ and sow despair.

I don't see this ending without Iran experiencing more pain. They've very helpfully storing millions of barrels of oil for us to seize as spoils of war.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 30, 2026 06:06 PM (ksbjf)

203 I can think of no better way or time to test this, President Trump.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 30, 2026 06:46 PM (WONhk)

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