Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!cbnews!military From: zimerman@phoenix.princeton.edu (Jacob Ben-david Zimmerman) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Ballistic missiles Message-ID: <1990Aug14.034455.10614@cbnews.att.com> Date: 14 Aug 90 03:44:55 GMT References: <1990Aug8.030510.25946@cbnews.att.com> Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey Lines: 21 Approved: military@att.att.com From: zimerman@phoenix.princeton.edu (Jacob Ben-david Zimmerman) There was mention made of the rumor that there were in the US inventory strategic launch systems which were kept with emergency comsats sitting on top of them. I think I recall that, in addition, there were some missiles which carried transmitters designed to operate on during the payload's ascent, in order to transmit EAMS (Emergency Action Messages) or other information to friendly forces (other missile sites, submarines, bombers) in the event of communication loss due to nuclear explosions or whatever. Can anyone tell me if this is correct, or whether I'm speaking through my hat? I can't remember exact details, and am wondering if this is true. If these do/did exist, what platforms launched them and what was their effectiveness in tests? -JBZimmerman! ___________ |-Here comes your father. || | -Henry V || ||acob Zimmerman!+> INTERNET === | BITnet