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0 pointsbumby3y ago0 comments

Sorry, I didn't necessarily mean from a physical reliability perspective. I was speaking to launch/timetable reliability.

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macintux3y ago· 2 in thread

I’d be curious how many scrubs are technically necessary, vs precautionary.

If war is afoot you’re willing to take far more risks, with the weather and with sensor glitches.

bumbyOP3y ago

I imagine there's a lot to go into it. For example, if it's a one-of-a-kind weapon with a long lead time to develop, they probably have a pretty low risk threshold.

philistine3y ago

Exactly, but what if you're sending dumb munitions, a couple of tanks, or relief to a disaster zone?

You could spare to blow all that during takeoff. Whatever, let's try again in four hours.

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