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FBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war: (Original Post) surfered Yesterday OP
FAKE BS from Idiots F B I Bread and Circuses Yesterday #1
Fake JBTaurus83 Yesterday #2
They're saying the plan was to launch em from a ship EX500rider Yesterday #5
Okay JBTaurus83 Yesterday #8
Probably be tracked after launch EX500rider 23 hrs ago #10
ICE? malaise Yesterday #3
Why Cali? mwmisses4289 Yesterday #4
Because the plan was to launch them from a ship EX500rider Yesterday #6
From the Iranian province of Nevada? DFW Yesterday #7
Maybe the drones are already here Blues Heron Yesterday #9
and the FBI also reported that 300 Spartans were caravaning to the border yaesu 23 hrs ago #11
It's completely doable unfortunately. For example, launched from a fishing boat in international waters off CA. harumph 23 hrs ago #12
Ok. What is the FBI doing? Mad_Machine76 23 hrs ago #13

EX500rider

(12,493 posts)
6. Because the plan was to launch them from a ship
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 10:37 PM
Yesterday

And from Iran the closest way here is across the Pacific

DFW

(60,072 posts)
7. From the Iranian province of Nevada?
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 10:41 PM
Yesterday

Where were they going to launch the drones from?

yaesu

(9,241 posts)
11. and the FBI also reported that 300 Spartans were caravaning to the border
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 11:31 PM
23 hrs ago
I wouldn't trust anything coming from the Fascist Bureau of Intimidation

harumph

(3,215 posts)
12. It's completely doable unfortunately. For example, launched from a fishing boat in international waters off CA.
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 11:48 PM
23 hrs ago

Shahed drones have a supposed range of 2500 km. Even if we halve that - it's got plenty range from 50 miles off the coast.
The payload supposedly is 60 - 110 lbs. Again, even if we conservatively assume 30 lbs, that's not insignificant. So, despite reasonable skepticism of the source, it's technically possible.

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