Jones Beene wrote:
BTW one report said these were the most modern missiles in the arsenal
I don't think so. They were "advanced" cruise missiles: that was the _name_. Presumably they were "advanced" when they were designed, but that was over a decade ago.
People have a way of naming things with words like "advanced" and "new" and after a few years the name starts to look silly. Remember AOS? It was a Data General operating system from the 1980's. The acronym means "Advanced Operating System"...
As to how or why it could happen -- did you ever wonder whether they REALLY have nuclear tipped cruise missiles in the arsenal? No, you didn't? Well, perhaps not. But, did you ever wonder if President Ahmadinejad has ever wondered if we REALLY have nuclear-tipped cruise missiles in our current arsenal, I mean, right now, ready to roll, all set to be put on planes and launched?
I bet he has wondered exactly that. And I bet he's not wondering any more. And maybe that was the whole point of the exercise.
