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Seth Abramson...On Insanity Hannity's potential involvement In Iranian airliner crash... (Original Post) pbmus Jan 2020 OP
Conspiracy to commit mass murder. n/t 5X Jan 2020 #1
B-52s are used as stand-off weapons platforms because of their extreme vulnerability to AA defences VMA131Marine Jan 2020 #2
Man oh man, dware Jan 2020 #3

VMA131Marine

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2. B-52s are used as stand-off weapons platforms because of their extreme vulnerability to AA defences
Thu Jan 9, 2020, 02:55 PM
Jan 2020

The most likely scenario is the B-52 launching cruise missiles from outside Iranian airspace, they aren't going to fly over heavily defended territory. There is no way a commercial airliner on the departure path from Iran's major airport should be mistaken for a low flying cruise missile.

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