Great, I liked this, being an 80's kid and military brat, my dad was stationed at adak, ak Which at the time was a early warning military station, scary times
@@justmejie and here we are two months later possibly on the brink of war with Russia. Not sure our EWS would be much use against hypersonic missiles which are designed to evade EWS systems.
I don't agree with the protester's we needed this place back then and now, there not very well informed are they, making there own conclusions. Look what Russia is doing now to the Ukraine, who's next ????
@@dingbat19 oh, so one ball is left, when we went past I saw one of them and was fascinated by the building so I researched it and saw that the balls had been demolished, safe to say I was confused 😂
All three golf balls were removed in the early 90s when the station was upgraded and the current ‘pyramid’ radar was built. They didn’t leave one standing.
Well, it would seem that way but i think the idea is 1: This is stuff that was mostly available in open sources anyway, and 2: In order to deter you must let the would-be enemy know you have the capability to counter them. This was, as it turns out at least, a very real part of the rationale for what western military organizations chose to make public. Kind of like in the Strangelove movie where the doctor concludes that a doomsday device would be uselsess if it was kept secret.
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Great, I liked this, being an 80's kid and military brat, my dad was stationed at adak, ak Which at the time was a early warning military station, scary times
When i tell my children what it was like in 80s...with ww3 on the verge.....they just have this blank look...and say AS IF...
It's still in use. For a reason. The BBC may have all but stopped talking about it, but the risk of war is still there.
True and it's been upgraded the golf balls are gone
@@justmejie and here we are two months later possibly on the brink of war with Russia. Not sure our EWS would be much use against hypersonic missiles which are designed to evade EWS systems.
@@justmejie noooo
Great Doc.
Great upload.
i hope someones still taking the cavalier down there. prob just a lilds now
Looking back today you can look at this in two ways, What a huge money suck or it worked and we didn't have a war.
Gp Capt Roger Sweatman was tragically killed a few years later whilst flying a Chipmunk as a VR(T) pilot
Jezz
What about the cover up of ufo at flyingsdale !
I don't agree with the protester's we needed this place back then and now, there not very well informed are they, making there own conclusions.
Look what Russia is doing now to the Ukraine, who's next ????
Why, had it been abandoned?
@@jacvic0790 no it’s in use although it got upgraded 2 golf balls are gone and replaced with a hardened central pyramid like radar structure.
@@dingbat19 oh, so one ball is left, when we went past I saw one of them and was fascinated by the building so I researched it and saw that the balls had been demolished, safe to say I was confused 😂
All three golf balls were removed in the early 90s when the station was upgraded and the current ‘pyramid’ radar was built. They didn’t leave one standing.
@@arbrento73 there is one golf ball looking structure still there actually been there a couple weeks ago
Those CND women should just stick to what they know best....
What's that you say ?
Why, munching rugs. of course !
Why not just invite the enemy in for tea , you have showed them every thing else .
Well, it would seem that way but i think the idea is 1: This is stuff that was mostly available in open sources anyway, and 2: In order to deter you must let the would-be enemy know you have the capability to counter them. This was, as it turns out at least, a very real part of the rationale for what western military organizations chose to make public. Kind of like in the Strangelove movie where the doctor concludes that a doomsday device would be uselsess if it was kept secret.
@@dungracersintl You communist .