3:30 - it means: if you did have a radar that was precise and advanced enough to detect one of these aircraft, it would look (on their screens) like something insect sized, not aircraft sized.

@jonograhamreacts

Жыл бұрын

that's what I thought but I thought I was wrong, that is insane. Thank you for clearing that up.

Minuteman is a term that goes back to the Revolutionary War in the 1770's. It's used to describe soldiers at home who can be called upon a minute's notice to join the army. Look up the poem Paul Revere's Ride wher he's rushing to warn the towns that the British are coming.

@theidajawho

Жыл бұрын

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@bryonensminger7462

Жыл бұрын

Basically every branch of our military has its own air force , tgat has nothing to do with our airforce

My favorite thing to do with my father is visit the Air and Space Museums in DC and VA. They have a freaking Space Shuttle, a B-2, the Concord, the Enola Gay...it's glorious.

@ultraman5168

Жыл бұрын

Dayton is also a wonderful collection. Another shuttle, the XB-70, the Tacit Blue experimental stealth plane, even spy satellites and ICBMs.

Number 6: Don't piss off the American people. Events like Pearl Harbor and 9/11 unites us. In times of natural disasters you can't expect help from outside your community for at least 2 days. But we unite to help our neighbors and strangers immediately.

@74artgrrl

Жыл бұрын

Well… not that we’re necessarily proud… Hiroshima.

@maryannweitzel5636

Жыл бұрын

@@74artgrrl The saddest thing is 2 bombs had to be used. The Emperor didn't want to surrender. It would have become an island by island, street by street , building by building war zone .And even more citizen and combatants would have been lost.

@74artgrrl

Жыл бұрын

@@maryannweitzel5636 yes. “Little boy” in Hiroshima and “Fat Man” on Nagasaki both atomic bombs dropped on unsuspecting communities of normal citizens just trying to get by. But… sigh… we saw the power of the depths that science combined with human ambitions of power leads to… misery and destruction. We’ve seen this again and again throughout human history.

@spikebeans9563

Жыл бұрын

​@@74artgrrl so you don't think that the unexpected bombings on our military forces and civilians at Pearl Harbor were a big mistake on Japan's part, dragging us into ww2. Those 2 bombs saved a hell of a lot more people than were lost. Japan was the aggressor. Sadly mistaken that a tiny country like that could attack us and they were going to win all this land like they was doing in China. I don't feel bad for them really. Be prepared to take the wrath if you going to pick on countries bigger than you. Japan deserved what they got.

@74artgrrl

Жыл бұрын

@@spikebeans9563 I never suggested anything other than what I wrote. That war is hell. That is all.

The Minuteman was the original described citizen soldier during the US Revolutionary war. They were called to arms in a minute to grab a weapon, go to a location and bring the fight.

Actually, yes, the US Air Force is the World's strongest. Know who the second strongest is? The US Navy. (US Navy, 1980-1984, USS Fairfax County, LST-1193)

@sector986

Жыл бұрын

Even the marines have one of the strongest air divisions.

@foshuajabia3771

Жыл бұрын

@@sector986 I believe they’re 4th

@WW3_Historian

Жыл бұрын

@@foshuajabia3771 I think the US AF is 1st, US Navy is 2nd, Russia 3rd, US Army 4th, US Marines 5th. Not sure where US Coast guard ranks, but I doubt anyone wants to try them.

@tessaburris7386

Жыл бұрын

Fuckk yea. Navy is AWESOME

@F15ElectricEagle

Жыл бұрын

Not surprising that the U.S. Navy is the second largest air force in the world when you consider a single Nimitz class super aircraft carrier has more aircraft than the entire air force of most nations.

I ❤ my Country USA!!!😊🎉🎉 We're Awesome and Amazing! I appreciate my Country more especially the US Military services! Thank you for all you guys do!❤❤

Another big reason the US is not to be messed with is our civilian army. Our freedom to have as many guns as we choose means nobody would dare try to invade.

When you said “let’s hope it doesn’t come down to this”, absolutely agree. I fully expect that if ever any of this starts getting deployed, every human on the planet will collectively need to bend over and kiss our asses goodbye.

I’m an American and you don’t have to be scared of our military bro. We protect ppl like you. That’s what America is

Not only do the big carriers float incredibly well, the carriers are also among the fastest and sharpest turning ships on the water.

@blake7587

9 ай бұрын

Actually the max speed of American carriers is classified.

@Ryuu1010YT

5 ай бұрын

​@@blake7587 when I was playing modern warships naval battle amercian carriers only reach speed 10 to 15 knots

In 1990, on our way to Desert Shield / Storm our ship was part of a 100 ship flotilla. One can not describe the great feeling to walk out on the flight deck and see all those ships in all directions. My thought was, " Hell yeah, this is the way to go to war ".

All of this is what they just don't care about people knowing about. I can't imagine what has been invented and hasn't been made public. It's funny that in less than 100 years we went from horses and wagons to supersonic jets. So what's out there now? Just heard something outside and my husband runs outside like a child and just runs in here to inform me that 2 Apache Helicopters just flew over our house. He was so excited to see them....kinda like a happy little 55 year old boy!

This guy left out the biggest reason of all. The most professional, dedicated military personnel on earth.

@bmorg5190

Жыл бұрын

Reverse engineering a few things they have found over the years has helped a little bit also.. in all parts of life if you know what I mean. 🤫

@spuds416

Жыл бұрын

An ALL Volunteer Professional Military

I just wanted to congratulate you on how your channel is growing! You are a natural at this and showing your emotions is part of it. I feel like I sort of know you - like we meet at the corner bar/restaurant every few weeks. You have a lot of people here who want you and your family to have a fantastic time here in the USA. Keep on going! Give the Mrs a hello from me!

@rickbane5675

11 ай бұрын

Cuz we don't take shit off of any country don't believe us look what we did to Japan Nagasaki and himarocse

You should do, "Cities At Sea | How Aircraft Carriers Work". Very well made and informative. You will be amazed.

@newgrl

Жыл бұрын

The Nimitz Class is incredibly impressive. That video is definitely worth a watch.

Hey mate. Love the channel, keep it going. I work in the American military aerospace industry as a member of a design team. RCS (radar cross section) is what is referred to in the video when discussing the signature of the F-22 and B-2. It essentially means that the observable reading on most modern early detection systems will perceive a single bee and the F-22 or B-2 being the same size. This allows a squadron of these aircraft flying in close proximity, (in this instance, close proximity is the equivalent of 10-50 meters) to appear as insignificant as a swarm of insects on ED systems. I'm not certain how familiar you are with "wild weasel" operations, but those combined with this tech render these aircraft almost uncontested in the areas they are currently operating within. The SU-57 and J-20 suffer from the same deficiencies when compared to the F-22. Inadequate engines, poor detection/anti detection, and a lack of production capability that could support a fleet of these aircraft logistically. The PLA is famously having trouble replicating a similar thrust vectoring engine with a thrust to weight ratio similar to that of American fighter aircraft. This is because China has always had difficulty with jet engines, they are incapable of producing a domestic equivalent as of now. Which is why they purchase or reverse engineer Russian jets. Something they are regretting given their performance in Ukraine. Again, love the channel. Best wishes to you and yours.

The radar cross section means what the radar can see. It's basically saying a radar can't tell the difference between a fighter jet or a bumble bee.

The technology is VERY impressive, sure, but, what makes our military so good, is, our PEOPLE. As a veteran myself, I can tell you, their training, dedication, and, professionalism is second-to-none. Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, or, Coast Guard, they're ALL the best in the world.

@ExUSSailor

Жыл бұрын

A Nimitz Class carrier basically IS a small city at sea. They have their own post office, grocery store, library, etc. Their sick bays even have a fully equipped operating theater.

@the-superbike-squad

Жыл бұрын

As a former Marine, I agree. The tech is great, but the men and women behind the scenes are absolutely the best of the best. Thanks for your service, squid. Lol

Also a Graham and a disabled US Army Veteran with 18 years service. a good reaction video

The air force just introduced the new B21 stealth bomber a little smaller than the B2 and a little cheaper as well

@ultraman5168

Жыл бұрын

The biggest savings comes from maintenance costs. B-2 stealth coatings were/are still crazy expensive, and they need incredibly expensive climate controlled hangars or they fall apart. No longer with the Raider. Less specialized hangars also means much more flexible deployment.

America is Great! Unstoppable!🙂💜

I carried a PRC-25 radio and an M-14 rifle when I was in the Marines. We had the F-4 Phantom fighters back then. I was in service 1971-1974. Things have changed a bit.

This is a great video. I too have been enjoying your videos. I was stationed on the Aircraft Carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) for 3.5 years. It is impressive learning all that the task group is responsible for doing in case of an attack. Each ship is designed to help protect the other, the carrier is the airport so we could cover everyone with air support. The ships are always ready in case something were to happen, many drills and simulated assaults happen for practice runs. The ship I was on had 5,500 people on board when going out to sea on an extended run.

As an Irishman you can appreciate and understand troubles with England. We had those troubles, too. England is to thank for the Military monster the USA is today. After the colonial war for our independence we said never again. And by God we meant it.

personally my favorite american plane is the A-10 Warthog.

The weapons are incredible. I served as a Marine Aviation Ordnance Weapons Technician and served during the Gulf War.

Another great reaction “Minuteman!” Lol. Hey had a suggestion for ya. This one is about the “Miracle on Ice.” The "Miracle on Ice" was an ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. It was played between the hosting United States and the Soviet Union on February 22, 1980. It’s not just about a hockey match it was so much more. One of the greatest underdog stories of all time. Hope you can get to it and enjoy the heck out of it. Keep em comin dude and be well. I’ll provide the link below.

LOL " that's no school yard fight" LOL 😂🤣😂🤣😂

❤ America is untouchable!❤

Great reaction. The USA military invented GPS and the Internet. The responsible organization is called Darpa. Darpa was founded after Sputnik to ensure that the USA military maintains Strategic superiority. The military asks for a capability. Darpa then funds and refines the work on the capability through Universities and Business. Cool stuff.

@Timmycoo

Жыл бұрын

The internet history is super interesting and I think more should watch a history vid on it.

@bmorg5190

Жыл бұрын

I’m sure they would tell you they invented fiber optics, and night vision too.. thanks Roswell ☺️

@Timmycoo

Жыл бұрын

@@bmorg5190 DARPA (and well almost every large industry corp) "You got a good idea? lemme fund you and put my name under it" TBH that is a lot of what DARPA has done.

@bmorg5190

Жыл бұрын

@@Timmycoo No thanks.. I’d rather not fall out of a 30 story building randomly.. 🤷‍♂️

@Timmycoo

Жыл бұрын

@@bmorg5190 Made me laugh :P lol as a hater of heights, you and me both!

They don't really show you other top secret weapons they are developing!

To the host if this video, Slovkia is a member of NATO. We have your back. You can count in the fact that the US and NATO will help you defend your country.

Our military actually like the flyovers because it's good practice. They have to have the squad arrive on site at a specific time, being the end of the Star Spangled Banner specifically the end of the last line of the song. Like hitting a coordinated strike in wartime. There's a lot of coordination with them, the NFL, and local air space.

This should be called the five reasons why you should fear the United states of America

About radar cross section: the purpose of stealth technology is to prevent reflected radar signals from being detected by the enemy. There are a couple of ways this is done. The surface of the aircraft can be made to absorb the incoming radar waves so they can't get back to the antiaircraft installation. That is part of theereason these airplanes are painted absorant black. Another is to reflect them away so they don't return home. This is why the surfaces of the aircraft are all flat and act like radar mirrors that reflect the incoming waves off into the wild blue yonder. Radar cross section is a way to measure how much of that signal sent out gets detected by the reciever. A 1 m2 cross section means that the return signal is the same as you would get from a 1 m2 reflector. The actual cross section area of an aircraft is probably in the 10's or hundreds of square meters, so a 1 m2 return signal wolld look like a very small non-threatening target. The cross sectional area of the radar cross section of the stealth was shown as .0001 m2 or the same as a square of aluminum foil 10mm on a side. It would look to the radar reciever like a bumble bee...no threat here, look somewhere else.

another three video suggestions 'How Geography made the US ridiculously OP' 'US enemies are not going no like this video' 'Mapping Every US Military Base' I think you'll really enjoy all three. much love from Maryland xoxo

Building models is fun. I remember the first model I built was the A-10 warthog with my Dad, like 20 years ago. Now I build Gundams

You were correct, that is the stealth at work. I reduce the size on radar to the point where the radar crews don't realize it's a threat.

I now work as structural Welder on the US Navy Columbia And Virginia Class Submarines. I'm a fitter Welder. Fitting and Weld on industrial 520ton Chillers for the Columbia Class subs. They get 2 of these Chillers, one in the front one in the back.. Comfort environment and One that's used as weapon systems cooling unit. $5.6 million each..

I ❤ Trump...from NZ 🎉

A U.S. F-15 strike aircraft once destroyed a Russian Hind attack helicopter in mid-air with a laser guided bomb dropped from much higher altitude than the helicopter because it wasn't carrying any missiles to fire at it.

My understanding of the radar cross section is that it will appear on radar as the size of a bumblebee. Which makes it nearly invisible on radar

your friendliness and enthusiasm is great!

minute man......lol i spit my drink out everywhere I was laughing so hard!! Thx

The radar cross section figure means that the amount of energy that the aircraft reflects and what could be seen on a radar scope is equivalent to the surface area of a bumble bee. So to someone monitoring a radar screen it would essentially be undetectable. The _USS Gerald R. Ford_ carrier has already been commissioned and is larger and more complex than the Nimitz class carriers. This video kzread.info/dash/bejne/a6Su0JuriL3eYJM.html is a good summary of it, although it is several years old.

The radar cross section is basically, the aircraft would show up as big as a bumblebee on a radar scope. Kind of hard to detect.

ENJOY your Perspectives about my Country. GREAT VIDEOS SIR. Caught this vid and like it. I'm A Missourian, and RETIRED TO HAWAII in my Battleship (U.S.S. MISSOURI) and RECEIVED IN RETURN (SUBMARINE) U.S.S. MISSOURI. I KNEW where my Battleship Usually Was, My Submarine, Haven't A CLUE, THEY Won't tell me. Not Suprising, She's support to be UNKNOWN . . . ENJOY your Perspectives.

You should show this one to the Family on the new channel. Keep up the good work. (Also you're a great father Jono. 😊)

That bomber looks like some Star Wars stuff.

8:50 If you ever visit the US and are in the Southwest, if you get a chance to visit the Titan Missile Museum in Green Valley, AZ (south of Tucson) I recommend that you do so. It is the only preserved Minute Man II missile site, with the modern Minute Man II replacing it. It is a unique site to visit. I found it extremely interesting but it COULD be considered a little niche, at least by those oblivious to Nuclear Armageddon. That particular missile's primary target and two secondary targets remain classified over 40 years later.

It means the radar signature looks the same as a bubble bee.

They were saying if detected on radar they show up as the size of a bumble bee. Virtually invisible

One B-2 Bomber costs more than the entire North Korean military budget!

@newgrl

Жыл бұрын

The North Korean army is not even regularly fed by the higher ups. They're not given bullets or weapons to practice with. They do nothing constructive in terms of learning how to work as a unit. The higher ups regularly beat the younger recruits. They are not a threat in any way, shape, or form. North Korea is an incompetent useful strategic buffer between China and our allies, South Korea and Japan.

4:40 The ship that they show as the an example of a Super Carrier is the USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) museum ship (I've visited twice), commissioned in 1943 and underwent two major upgrades between then and her 1992 retirement (including the addition of the angled flight deck, as I understand it she was the test ship for that advancement). The Nimitz Class carrier makes this one look small.

@olaflangness2907

Жыл бұрын

I was stationed most of my military career in Japan, and served on the Midway a few years before it was decommissioned.

if you like stealth prototypes.. look up the Bird of Prey.. they built a proof of concept stealth plane from spare parts on the shelf and it resembles a Klingon bird of prey.. so they used that name.. pretty cool stuff

Never forget that the U.S. soldiers, are the best fed, most fit, best trained, and all volunteers... they WANT to be there!

Be VERYY happy that the 'good guys' are the USA

Back in the early 80's I was attached to a 4 ship Amphib Group who in turn was attached with a second Amphib Group and had a Carrier Battle Group which we all attached to . All together we had about 15 ship in this group although I did not see any of the subs with us. We were pratice an troop landing at Camp Pendleton on the coast for some of Congress and others.

@5:35 That's why there is no real worry about China's so-called "carrier killer" missiles. When people start talking about hypersonic sea skimming missiles, they envision a carrier just floating alone in open water. Carriers don't go out alone though especially not in a hostile environment. It'll take a heaven of a lot more than high speed for a missile to hit a carrier. There are just too many shells to crack. Besides that, even if one got lucky and made it through, there's not enough in one warhead to sink a capital ship or even put it out of action for more than half an hour. Anti-ship missiles are really for use against littoral ships and corvettes. 250-500lb/120-225kg of explosive would be like a flea on a buffalo if it hit a super carrier. Carriers in WWII with primitive damage control schemes took way more of a beating than that at times; and one famous example (I'll leave you to look it up) that took a "fatal" hit was back in action so quickly, it was mistaken for a newly produced ship. Funnily enough, the engineers designed these *warships* to endure battle damage.

The ICBMs are called “Minutemen” because Minutemen were the name of American patriots during the American Revolution who stood ready to fight on a minutes notice.

The B2 Sprit bomber isn't the first flying wing designed jet. Hitler during WW2 had a prototype wing jet in develoment called the Horten Ho 229

9:22 it is a term used in the Revolutionary War, US militia were called "Minutemen" because the had to be able to fight the British at a minutes notice

Wife calls you a 3.min man.. love the sense of humor.. Hello from Arizona, U.S.A

Fun fact: The reason America puts its ICBMs in Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota is because by keeping them in the center of the country it makes them more protected from decapitation strikes like if they were on the coast.

America technically has the world's two largest air forces. 1 being the US Airforce and 2 being the US Navy, I think we also hold the 4th spot too lol

As an American, I hope to see no ICBMs ever used. I respect the upkeep others might not.

@virginiaoflaherty2983

Жыл бұрын

I saw a joke. Ruzzia was threatening to shoot off some of their nukes. Some wag wrote: I would be more afraid if they posted a video showing maintenance and improvements on their ballistic missiles.

Yes, the radar cross-section is essentially the size of the aircraft on radar, due to its stealth design. In this case, the size of a bumble bee... A bumble bee flying 20km up in the sky... going 2x faster than the speed of sound (2,400+ km/h) that is perfectly capable of operating inside severe storms, at night, while spotting, identifying, locking onto and destroying modern enemy aircraft from several hundred km away. You should also check out the US vs Wagner battle in Syria in 2018. There's a good video of it here on KZread that a few people have done reactions for.

that b-2 aircraft roots derive down from back during ww ii times when the germans had a somewhat similar aircraft called the horten flying wing, and then either during and/or after ww ii, an american aircraft company called norh american also had a similar style to it called the xb-35 flying wing.

The military put out a video on their tank of the future, they don’t even plan on starting development until the world catches up.

We love going to Dayton Air Force museum. And when we do vacations we always try to go to a military museum. Having both of my grandparents when was the military police officer. The other one served on the minesweeper I forget exactly what the name of the minesweeper was. I'll have to look it up in the world book of who's who.

(3:30) Radar Cross Section (RCS) is the size of the radar energy reflected back to the radar receiver. A personal jet (those rich bastards) has an RCS of 10 sq.m while a 737 or A-320 might have an RCS of a hundred sq.m, so 0.0001 sq.m for an aircraft that weighs 38,000 kg and is 19 m L x 13.5 m W is really, really good. The B-2 is 21 m L x 52.5 m W and weighs 153,000 kg and has the same RCS as the F-22.

Very proud of our military & their families who ALSO serve. There’s only ONE reason. 300M people & 75% are gun owners. That doesn’t include “illegal” gun owners. Even Granny can shoot from her rocking chair. I’d love to see that 😂

You actually have little to worry in Slovakia about where Nukes are concerned. Not only is the potential long term global effect of a full nuclear exchange not an extinction level event as originally predicted, but it is quite likely that the largest single arsenal, belonging to Russia, is mostly inoperable. These weapons need constant maintenance and upkeep to be in a ready condition. Not just the warheads but the delivery systems as well. The USA spends $62 billion a year just on the upkeep, modernization, and maintenance of its nuclear arsenal. This includes replacing fuel as it degrades, upgrading of ICBMs, and general maintenance and replacement of systems with modern upgraded systems. Russia has a total military budget that is barely $90 billion a year and has a huge history of embezzlement of funds by its general staff making you have to seriously consider that the little money spared for maintaining their nukes will certainly have had a percentage siphoned off. The latter is almost guaranteed in this case as most of the generals would never have considered the potential use of these weapons, especially after the USSR collapsed. If we generously think that they allowed $10 billion for maintaining their nukes (that is very generous) then it is fair to say that much of its active nukes (1500 active of 5500 by treaty) have not had the maintenance they require. Making it likely have less than 150 opperable nukes in their inventory based on the same costs for the USA to maintain its weapon systems. If some of that money has been diverted to Putin's pet development projects like the 9M730 Burevestnik, a nuclear powered cruise missile system and the RS-28 Sarmat (Satan 2) ICBM, both of which have been spectacular failures to date, then the amount of funds going to existing weapons upkeep decreases dramatically. Even then, the weapon systems they have are still the 40+ year old USSR versions and not a modern version, causing one to wonder how many would actually even get off the ground if launched or even detonate on target after a violent reentry. 40+ year old electronic detonators don't always do well after that amount of time. Old rocket fuel degrades, even solid rocket fuel has a shelf life, meaning some of these may fall right back on their launch site or not even make orbit. Some may just fizzle out right there. It is worth noting some of these failures that result in launch site explosions do have the potential to set off the warhead/s and will at the very least create a localized dirty bomb as those warheads are destroyed.

The weird thing is i live next to a " base" and don't think about it but shit happens big-time

Remember the part in Courtesy of the red white and blue when he says "Then we lit up your world like the 4th of July"? that was actually started with 6 B-2 Spirit bombers, and was the longest flights ever made with them.

The size of a bumble bee is all it shows up on radar

I remember years ago when smart bombs were new, and we targeted a building in the middle east, and they put the bomb through a targeted window. Compare that to say WWII where during bombing raids, the bombers would drop 100 bombs and they would just drop and scatter everywhere killing anything close.

The US Navy had been using aircraft carriers since WWII. Lessons learned are hard and paid for in blood and treasure. After WWII the US had the need to project power since Warsaw Pact and economically important regions were across the Atlantic or pacific.

It will be a horrible horrible time for mankind if we ever have to use our weapons like that I pray we never do

I very much appreciate Jono's reaction to this video. I served in the US Air Force for 30 years, including a tour as a launch officer for the Minuteman III Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) system and as a crewmember aboard the Strategic Air Command's Airborne Command Post which was capable of assuming command and control of all US nuclear forces. From my point of view, the US currently has no enemies. There are nations allied with the US, and others who's national interests are in alignment with those of the US ("friends"). But, there are, of course, nations who's interests are contrary to those of the US, but that does not make them "enemies." The US has always strived to develop and employ weapons to counter threats to the US, our allies and friends, and any other nation who has been unjustifiably threatened as EFFICIENTLY as possible. The goal is to remove the source of violence with as little collateral damage as possible. My overall point is that no one, ally, friend, or "competitor," should not perceive the US's development of precision weapons as a mean of intimidation or to be feared, but as a desire to surgically remove the source of violence of any agent or nation that attempts to infringe on the survival or rights of others.

5:18 thr new Ford Class Carriers are even more insane lol

You completely overlooked the part where they explained how small that was. The radar cross section of an f22 is the size of a bumblebee

Recently several Iranian fighter jets were harrassing ships in the Gulf of Iran when one F22 Raptor suddenly appeared right underneath them, have approached without being detected at all...until it broadcast the message "You guys might want to consider going home now." The Iranian fighters left.

Designed by aliens, science nerds ... same thing. 🙂 You should check out a video on how aircraft carriers work. It's fascinatingly complex, but a triumph of organization/logistics.

Don't forget that even if you manage to get through the US Military.. behind every blade of grass is a US Citizen armed to the teeth.

They float because the water displacement which you don't see is. There's about 40 to 45 feet of ship underwater too.

Right now 2 of them are in Japan

It's gonna be insane in 200-300 years. We may even have electricity again.

It all comes down to 2 things... Weaponry and the logistics to send it. Without good logistics, weaponry is nothing.

Most of our family is in the military, and they all say we have weapons that other countries would kill to have that none of us civilians know about

i worked on the Minuteman III system back in the 80's. it's a pretty impressive setup. i sure wouldn't want to be on the business end of them.

You were very right. The reason that the US keeps spending such huge amounts on the Military budget is to keep it strong enough that rational actors won't bother us. And if someone does manage to pose a huge threat, to deal with them properly. This was a lesson learned from World War II, the one the Russians call the Great Patriotic War. Before WWII the United States Army was ranked 16th in the world. The US was mostly isolationist by philosophy. Resistance to entering WWII was huge, until one of our naval/army air corp bases was attacked and nearly obliterated. The United States began gearing up for war the following day. The entire country was converted into a war machine within months. Basically, that one attack taught the United States that it cannot afford to be weak. The other thing that they should have mentioned in the video is that our military is all volunteer, full time, professional, and been in combat continuously in various places for the last 70 years. Personally I think that's the most important part of the whole thing. That and the fact that the military is entirely subject to civilian control, so your "6th" entry is entirely appropriate.

the stuff they have now look like something out of star wars

the drone pilots are NOT making that decision they 100% are obeying orders

You should react to Fat Electrician's review of the USS Texas (The last Dreadnaught). Has a mix of history, and comedy

Why did I think you were from South Africa? Love your channel.

B2 - It is Real! heh... Awesome video!😊👍❤

When painting models, it's the paints that cost you the money.

That’s why it’s called MAD. We all rely on people on charge to be rational at least when it comes to nuclear.