ABC on American officials: Two commercial ships carrying American military units aboard were subjected to attacks from Iran after passing through the Strait of Hormuz
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@Randys_Savage@LasVegasLocally Beirut wasn't the biggest. Minor Scale (1985), Misty Picture (1987) add several other intentional explosions at White Sands were bigger. The Halifax (1917) and Port Chicago (1944) accidents were also bigger.
@LasVegasLocally The Beirut explosion was 2-4 times larger and more powerful with 500-600 tons of TNT compared to 250 tons TNT equivalent. Beirut was the largest non nuclear explosion ever.
On May 4, 1988, the largest non-nuclear explosion in U.S. history took place in Henderson — 10 miles from the Strip.
4,500 tons of rocket fuel oxidizer at the PEPCON plant caught fire and exploded.
A marshmallow factory was leveled, and Vegas smelled like marshmallows for days.
CENTCOM:
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) transits the Persian Gulf as U.S. forces enforce the naval blockade against Iran from the Gulf of Oman and support Project Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz. The carrier has more than 60 aircraft on board.
@Juvat_20@LasVegasLocally Port Chicago (1944), Minor Scale (1985) and Misty Picture (1987) were all bigger. Each over 4000 tons of more powerful explosives.
@LasVegasLocally he largest non-nuclear explosion in U.S. history occurred during the Texas City disaster on April 16, 1947. A fire aboard the SS Grandcamp, docked in Texas City, Texas, ignited approximately 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate, leading to a massive explosion.
@Praise_YHWH@MissJilianne@pragmaticTesla The US resident annual is per vehicle. But the way the sign is written, the non-resident passes appear to be per person.
@pragmaticTesla@MissJilianne A few weeks ago I had a non-resident in my car as we visited 4 different national parks. She didn’t have to pay a penny. They don’t ask what the passengers’ residency is.
@dr_sepanta@CENTCOM This is what the US Navy wrote in 1973: "The Persian Gulf—the peoples of its western bank call it the 'Arabian Gulf'—is in fact an unofficial boundary line between Arab and Aryan worlds." usni.org/magazines/proc…
@Praise_YHWH@CENTCOM No. You can't rename a fucking sea or ocean.
If they ever change the Oman Sea name, then we'll talk.
Now fuck off with that nonsense.
U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers are currently operating in the Arabian Gulf after transiting the Strait of Hormuz in support of Project Freedom. American forces are actively assisting efforts to restore transit for commercial shipping. As a first step, 2 U.S.-flagged merchant vessels have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz and are safely headed on their journey.
@dr_sepanta@CENTCOM Ok, so we can agree that different cultures can have different names for the same place. Korea doesn't say "Yellow Sea" or "Sea of Japan". Arabs can call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf if they want.