Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!bionet!ig!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!osu-cis!att!cbnews!pv04+@andrew.cmu.edu From: pv04+@andrew.cmu.edu (Philip Verdieck) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Libyan bombers Message-ID: <5548@cbnews.ATT.COM> Date: 11 Apr 89 05:23:15 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.ATT.COM Lines: 22 Approved: military@att.att.com From: Philip Verdieck I have read articles that the Russians recently sold 14 or 15 long-range bombers to Libya. Does anybody know whether these were Badgers or Backfires? (I would assume the former). The article also said that they couldn't reach Israel without refueling. I seriously doubt the Libyans have Air-Air refueling capabilities. Also, combined with the chemical weapons/production plant that is now in Libya, can Libya construct/buy delivery systems for these weapons? I recall discussing how the proliferation of missile delivery system technology wil make the Mideast a much hotter place, (not on this bboard) and wonder just what adjustments we might have to make when we go cruising 'round the Med. -- ARPA : Philip.Verdieck@andrew.cmu.edu | Carnegie-Mellon University PV04+@andrew.cmu.edu | Do not attend this college BITNET: r746pv04@CMCCVB - KALKIN@DRYCAS |----------------------------- UUCP : ...!harvard!andrew.cmu.edu!pv04