Old Project Avalon Forum (ARCHIVE) - View Single Post - BIZARRE EVENTS

NorthernSanctuary · 02-21-2009, 03:02 AM

What if both parties took evasive action that canceled out each other's action?

I can't speak for the Russians, but in the event of any problems that are recognized, NORAD must have instant communication access to the Russians. You have to keep in mind that one of their main task is to recognize nuclear missile launch, and to raise the alert. No one is going to fall asleep (the room I was in had many screens and a number of people manning it). Besides, those operations contain multiple backup personnel at all times. Also they have to check/calculate the new trajectory (to make sure the new one is safe) before making any change. So the maneuvers need to be co-ordinated and highly computerized. Except for new objects coming into the area, the existing object paths can be calculated quite far ahead. So I still don't see how this can be an accident.

02-21-2009, 03:02 AM	#18
NorthernSanctuary Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 698	Re: BIZARRE EVENTS - all within a week What if both parties took evasive action that canceled out each other's action? I can't speak for the Russians, but in the event of any problems that are recognized, NORAD must have instant communication access to the Russians. You have to keep in mind that one of their main task is to recognize nuclear missile launch, and to raise the alert. No one is going to fall asleep (the room I was in had many screens and a number of people manning it). Besides, those operations contain multiple backup personnel at all times. Also they have to check/calculate the new trajectory (to make sure the new one is safe) before making any change. So the maneuvers need to be co-ordinated and highly computerized. Except for new objects coming into the area, the existing object paths can be calculated quite far ahead. So I still don't see how this can be an accident.