101@feddit.org to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 months agoNorth Korea says its satellite spied US nuclear submarine.www.rfa.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkNorth Korea says its satellite spied US nuclear submarine.www.rfa.org101@feddit.org to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squaret3rmit3@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoCool? It was surfaced in a port. Finding them when they’re docked in plain view isn’t the hard part, when it comes to submarine detection.
minus-squareUngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoYeah, as soon as I saw the word “satellite”, I knew it was a nothingburger. If a submarine is on the surface, it isn’t trying to hide. If it’s submerged, it’s impossible for a satellite to detect it. You’d need sonar to pick it up.
Cool? It was surfaced in a port.
Finding them when they’re docked in plain view isn’t the hard part, when it comes to submarine detection.
Yeah, as soon as I saw the word “satellite”, I knew it was a nothingburger. If a submarine is on the surface, it isn’t trying to hide. If it’s submerged, it’s impossible for a satellite to detect it. You’d need sonar to pick it up.