From: "Robert Comer" 

> According to the news reports this was not a RC-135 for listening.  It was
> Cobra Ball.  Used to monitor missile launches.

Interesting, didn't know they did that.

- Bob Comer


"George Sherwood"  wrote in message
news:pan.2003.03.05.02.23.35.627863{at}beernabeer.com...
> On Tue, 04 Mar 2003 21:01:37 -0500, Robert Comer wrote:
>
> > Yep, otherwise North Korea would be saying different.   The normal track
of
> > such planes is intl waters too.  (I think they're mainly used for
> > "listening" rather than any visual surveillance.)
> >
> > - Bob Comer
>
> According to the news reports this was not a RC-135 for listening.  It was
> Cobra Ball.  Used to monitor missile launches.
>
> George
>

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