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    3711 months ago

    Fucking why? Say why? The article was useless.

    • @ours
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      1011 months ago

      The why doesn’t seem to be public. Speculation is a military test, perhaps some radar test.

        • @orclev
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          711 months ago

          It didn’t say that it would make anything radioactive, it said there was a radiation hazard. Radar is in fact radiation, it’s just non-ionizing which means that unless you’re dealing with massive power levels it’s generally safe to be around. If they’re warning of an extreme radiation hazard it’s either not radar, or they’re pumping a ridiculous amount of power into it.

            • @[email protected]
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              611 months ago

              Yes, microwaves are non-ionizing radiation. I would not suggest sticking your head in your microwave while it’s running though.

              • @Madison420
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                111 months ago

                It doesn’t say ionizing either bud. Radar at close up or very high levels can fuckup avionics leading to crashes.

                If it were ionizing they would probably say more because wind in that area isn’t constant direction.

    • @[email protected]
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      11 months ago

      Navy, Air force or something is probably playing with the new Space Fence that is on Kwajalein (or any of the shit ton of radars they have over there).

      2.69MW radiated power in the microwave band could be enough to make any PAX aboard an aircraft into a way too hot pocket of meat.

      • @Crackhappy
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        211 months ago

        Goddamnit, now I’m hungry and I’m out of hot pockets.

    • @virr
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      211 months ago

      Says to contact base to deconflict with radiation hazard. Which would suggest it isn’t nuclear radiation as that would just be contamination that isn’t under control and able to be deconflicted with. Probably a powerful radar or electromagnetic weapon.