The radar can detect airborne ICBM warheads up to 2500 miles away.

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    8 months ago

    Wait, is THAT what those do? I used to see a bunch of them in the hills around a major airforce base. Jokingly called them the “Epcot” spheres.

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      8 months ago

      Yeah, they have a load of these radars at a military base near where I live in the UK. They’re called Radomes, but are commonly referred to as “The Golf Balls” around here lol