You know that, I know that, but most people, our author included, don't.

To be fair, what NATO calls the Typhoon-class, the Russians called the Akula-class. What NATO calls the Akula-class, the Russians called the Shchuka-class. So, depending on which reporting structure you're talking about, you're either right, or wrong...

Some of what you say is very true, but the fact is that the giant behemoth of a carrier can 'officially' do 30+ knots. That's a 103,000 ton ship doing 30+ knots. Unofficially, I would not be surprised to learn that they are able to sprint to 40 knots. In addition, they have an embarked air wing that is constantly…

Accidents happen to any major military force, I can't deny that. The US submarine corps has had its share of accidents, like the Norfolk colliding with the San Diego, the Oklahoma City colliding with the Norman Lady, the Newport News colliding with the Mogamigawa, not to mention the Thresher and Scorpion accidents.

Russian military readiness is extremely low, especially in their submarine corps. This is no surprise to anyone that keeps track. The vast majority of their subs and surface ships have been rusting at the pier for two decades, and while some have gotten attention, their ability to wage a Naval battle is extremely…

The likelihood that this sub can even go toe-to-toe with the US' much older Los Angeles-class subs is unlikely, especially given the US Navy and the Russian Navy's training and operational record.

Good to know! My 18v DeWalt is starting to smell a little when in use, so it's clear that the motor is starting to go bad. That drill owes me nothing, though. I used to to redo two kitchens, two bathrooms, five bedrooms, a garage, a basement, rewire my entire house, plus all the odds and ends that need fixing. I…

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It's likely either a primer, or the color makes surface imperfections more visible, so that technicians can identify and fix them.

I assume the $35 was just for the new motor, and not that 20v, right?

And that's how you end up with a burned out motor in your cordless drill, which turns it into a $100 paperweight.

I'd driven a stick a couple times, under duress, like when my ex-best friend went drinking all night, right before we were supposed to go snowboarding, we got to the mountain in his Sentra, rode for a half hour, and he said he was too sick to keep going...and that I'd need to drive his car through the mountains. …

I have an 18v DeWalt cordless that's used for most work, but try using it to drill 3/4" holes in 50 year old studs. That's why I have a cheap corded drill from Harbor Freight. I also have a big old 40 year old hammer drill that refuses to die, and gets used for mixing mortar, grout, or drilling masonry.

You really think the government has a govvie, sitting there, as imagery comes in, filtering the hundreds of thousands of images that come in, and determining what is and what is not releasable?

Uh huh. And the NRO and NGA both fall under the DOD's purview.

The overbudget issues that seem as though they stem from the private sector, in many cases, are related to poor government oversight, the government constantly changing requirements and expanding roles (known as scope creep), and the fact that at any given time, there are hundreds, and likely thousands of government…

Can't attack the argument with real facts, so you just call it names. I bet you did a great job in Debate class!

Right, but they're still limiting the overall resolution of the imagery. The DOD has birds that have MUCH better resolution, and they will still continue to limit the resolution, due to strategic planning reasons. They don't need a terrorist group being able to plan attacks based on extremely high resolution images.

Ugh.

No one said they didn't. I was commenting that it seemed unlikely that the Commerce Department would have the oversight on satellite imagery, and not a department more responsible for intelligence and anti-terrorism.