Space
2018-09-05 00:44:44 UTC
https://www.theepochtimes.com/2-1-kiloton-meteor-hits-greenland-just-25-
miles-north-of-us-air-force-base_2614008.html
A meteor exploded with 2.1 kilotons of force above a U.S. Air Force base
in July, but the military has made no mention of the event, according to
reports.
NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory said that a meteor exploded 26 miles
above U.S. Air Base Thule on July 25. It was detected by the U.S.
government.
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Hans Kristensen
?
@nukestrat
Meteor explodes with 2.1 kilotons force 43 km above missile early warning
radar at Thule Air Base.
https://twitter.com/RonBaalke/status/1024371681106620416
HT @Casillic
Were still here, so they correctly concluded it was not a Russian first
strike. There are nearly 2,000 nukes on alert, ready to launch.
Rocket Ron ??
@RonBaalke
A fireball was detected over Greenland on July 25, 2018 by US Government
sensors at an altitude of 43.3 km. The energy from the explosion is
estimated to be 2.1 kilotons.
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Namely, the explosion was above the early missile warning radar at Thule
Air Base, The Aviationist reported on Aug. 3.
The Director of the Nuclear Information Project for the Federation of
American Scientists, Hans Kristensen, wrote about the incident on Twitter
on Aug. 1. Were still here, so they correctly concluded it was not a
Russian first strike. There are nearly 2,000 nukes on alert, ready to
launch, he said.
The Aviationists Tom Demerly, who reported on the incident, wrote in an
analysis that its concerning because there was no public warning from the
U.S. government about the meteor blast. Had it entered at a more
perpendicular angle, it would have struck the earth with significantly
greater force, he wrote.
The Air Force has remained silent about the incident.
It will be interesting to see how (and if) popular news media and the
official defense news outlets process this recent Thule, Greenland
incident. But while we wait to see how the media responds as the Twitter
dust settles from the incident, its worth at least a minor exhale knowing
this is another big object that missed hitting the earth in a different
location at a different angle and potentially with a different outcome,
Demerly wrote.
The Thule Air Base is the U.S. Air Forces northernmost base, located 750
miles north of the Arctic Circle and 947 miles south of the North Pole.
The base, according to a military website, is home to the 21st Space
Wings global network of sensors providing missile warning, space
surveillance and space control to North American Aerospace Defense Command
and Air Force Space Command. Meanwhile, the Thule Air Base houses the
821st Air Base Group and is responsible for air base support within the
Thule Defense Area, it says.
The 12th Space Warning Squadron is also located there, according to the
military website, and it operates a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System
designed to detect and track [intercontinental ballistic missiles]
launched against North America.
miles-north-of-us-air-force-base_2614008.html
A meteor exploded with 2.1 kilotons of force above a U.S. Air Force base
in July, but the military has made no mention of the event, according to
reports.
NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory said that a meteor exploded 26 miles
above U.S. Air Base Thule on July 25. It was detected by the U.S.
government.
View image on Twitter
View image on Twitter
Hans Kristensen
?
@nukestrat
Meteor explodes with 2.1 kilotons force 43 km above missile early warning
radar at Thule Air Base.
https://twitter.com/RonBaalke/status/1024371681106620416
HT @Casillic
Were still here, so they correctly concluded it was not a Russian first
strike. There are nearly 2,000 nukes on alert, ready to launch.
Rocket Ron ??
@RonBaalke
A fireball was detected over Greenland on July 25, 2018 by US Government
sensors at an altitude of 43.3 km. The energy from the explosion is
estimated to be 2.1 kilotons.
View image on Twitter
2:14 PM - Aug 1, 2018
1,450
1,565 people are talking about this
Twitter Ads info and privacy
Namely, the explosion was above the early missile warning radar at Thule
Air Base, The Aviationist reported on Aug. 3.
The Director of the Nuclear Information Project for the Federation of
American Scientists, Hans Kristensen, wrote about the incident on Twitter
on Aug. 1. Were still here, so they correctly concluded it was not a
Russian first strike. There are nearly 2,000 nukes on alert, ready to
launch, he said.
The Aviationists Tom Demerly, who reported on the incident, wrote in an
analysis that its concerning because there was no public warning from the
U.S. government about the meteor blast. Had it entered at a more
perpendicular angle, it would have struck the earth with significantly
greater force, he wrote.
The Air Force has remained silent about the incident.
It will be interesting to see how (and if) popular news media and the
official defense news outlets process this recent Thule, Greenland
incident. But while we wait to see how the media responds as the Twitter
dust settles from the incident, its worth at least a minor exhale knowing
this is another big object that missed hitting the earth in a different
location at a different angle and potentially with a different outcome,
Demerly wrote.
The Thule Air Base is the U.S. Air Forces northernmost base, located 750
miles north of the Arctic Circle and 947 miles south of the North Pole.
The base, according to a military website, is home to the 21st Space
Wings global network of sensors providing missile warning, space
surveillance and space control to North American Aerospace Defense Command
and Air Force Space Command. Meanwhile, the Thule Air Base houses the
821st Air Base Group and is responsible for air base support within the
Thule Defense Area, it says.
The 12th Space Warning Squadron is also located there, according to the
military website, and it operates a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System
designed to detect and track [intercontinental ballistic missiles]
launched against North America.