I'm curious as to the risk assessment of transporting by helicopter vs ground convoy.  I would think helicopter would win out over ground convoy, but it obviously does not.  

Read Command and Control, and get back to us about flying these things around.

And the Minot-Barksdale incident notwithstanding, flying nukes around violates some treaties, I think.

Agree...


Aviator

Weapons can be moved by logistics aircraft (helos are not a delivery platform) but helos are kind of infamous for crashing more than fixed wing.

The really sad thing is that patriotism/security never enters their selfish little brains.  Why would you film that convoy, put it on YouTube and possibly providing that last little clue that a potential terrorist might need. Yes, that's far fetched as hell but why risk it? Yes, the bad guys could go anywhere along the route and observe/film for themselves, so make them do it themselves and risk the exposure.  Somebody might remember a plate #, a face.  Dumbass filming is dong their work for them.  Stupid.  It's a damn semi, some hummers and helos.  So what?  Those guys filming probably knew what was being transported.

 It reminds me of the first Gulf war, where the tv networks were providing real-time troop movements...  You stupid, stupid fucks.    The potential ramifications are lives.  American lives.  For what?  To be "cutting-edge? Relevant? Providing the viewers back home with up-to-the-minute information that they need/deserve to know?  Ratings?"  How stupid.  Providing information that directly aids our enemies.  What stupid fucker thought that was a great idea?  Trained counter-terrorist guys on here are probably shaking their heads and thinking, "the bad-guys would have alread had that info from xyz others sources," but damn...

I don't know if there is any foundation  whatsoever for "mah feels," it just rubs me the wrong way.  

Lenco Bearcat.  You know, the vehicle designed for police use but is now being used by the military.  Policization of the military.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenco_BearCat

There was a time when being a TV Repairman meant your family didn't even know what you really did. There is a small population working in the shadows, regardless of who is in the White House working everyday to ensure that our way of life continues.

I see a lot of folks in TN, how many are from the Knoxville area? OPSEC?

Intune69 brings up a good point, nobody thinks of what actions can cause harm.

As an outsider thats exactly what I was thinking. Why would an American film and place online video of something thjat could conivably could be of use to the enemies of the USA

Even the most retarded attack on a nuke convoy would be a big deal I would think  

Primarily, those types of people think "The Government" is the most evil thing in the world and out to get them.

So they feel justified in what they do. They're fighting evil.