Tom Drake

You don't want to wait until you warn. You also want to be in the decision loop, no matter what it is, ahead of time. And what's the whole focus? To keep people out of harm's way. Not just U.S. It could be allies, friendly allies.

You don't want to wait until you warn. You also want to be in the decision loop, no matter what it is, ahead of time. And what's the whole focus? To keep people out of harm's way. Not just U.S. It could be allies, friendly allies.

You don't want to wait until you warn. You also want to be in the decision loop, no matter what it is, ahead of time. And what's the whole focus? To keep people out of harm's way. Not just U.S. It could be allies, friendly allies.

period if you know there's an international airliner by kl007 i'm jumping ahead again okay but the same year i mean i mean go back 10 years in 1983 which i have inside knowledge on that one if you know there's an international airline flying flying uh outside of its of its route okay

period if you know there's an international airliner by kl007 i'm jumping ahead again okay but the same year i mean i mean go back 10 years in 1983 which i have inside knowledge on that one if you know there's an international airline flying flying uh outside of its of its route okay

period if you know there's an international airliner by kl007 i'm jumping ahead again okay but the same year i mean i mean go back 10 years in 1983 which i have inside knowledge on that one if you know there's an international airline flying flying uh outside of its of its route okay

83. KL007. Korean Airlines.

83. KL007. Korean Airlines.

83. KL007. Korean Airlines.

I was stationed at Mildenhall, but we got all the reports. I knew people that worked at the Massawa unit. There was then a secret collection unit way up Wakanai, I can say it now, way up on the coast. It was the most northern collection, but at the time it was highly, super sensitive. I knew people that worked there.

I was stationed at Mildenhall, but we got all the reports. I knew people that worked at the Massawa unit. There was then a secret collection unit way up Wakanai, I can say it now, way up on the coast. It was the most northern collection, but at the time it was highly, super sensitive. I knew people that worked there.

I was stationed at Mildenhall, but we got all the reports. I knew people that worked at the Massawa unit. There was then a secret collection unit way up Wakanai, I can say it now, way up on the coast. It was the most northern collection, but at the time it was highly, super sensitive. I knew people that worked there.

And they sent out the, remember I mentioned the critic reporting system, which is supposed to get on the president's desk within 10 minutes? Issued it, got rejected by NSA. Issued it again, got rejected by NSA. Then it was too late. They thought it was an exercise back at headquarters. They didn't trust the field. That's why you have the alert system.

And they sent out the, remember I mentioned the critic reporting system, which is supposed to get on the president's desk within 10 minutes? Issued it, got rejected by NSA. Issued it again, got rejected by NSA. Then it was too late. They thought it was an exercise back at headquarters. They didn't trust the field. That's why you have the alert system.

And they sent out the, remember I mentioned the critic reporting system, which is supposed to get on the president's desk within 10 minutes? Issued it, got rejected by NSA. Issued it again, got rejected by NSA. Then it was too late. They thought it was an exercise back at headquarters. They didn't trust the field. That's why you have the alert system.

The field site is supposed to provide for that type of coverage. You didn't just have a responsibility to quote-unquote spy, collect intelligence on an adversary. You also had a responsibility to the civilian side of the world. This is a civilian airliner. It's not a military airliner at all. But they thought it was an RC-135. Why?

The field site is supposed to provide for that type of coverage. You didn't just have a responsibility to quote-unquote spy, collect intelligence on an adversary. You also had a responsibility to the civilian side of the world. This is a civilian airliner. It's not a military airliner at all. But they thought it was an RC-135. Why?

The field site is supposed to provide for that type of coverage. You didn't just have a responsibility to quote-unquote spy, collect intelligence on an adversary. You also had a responsibility to the civilian side of the world. This is a civilian airliner. It's not a military airliner at all. But they thought it was an RC-135. Why?

Because a Cobra Ball mission, another variant of the RC-135, didn't fly on it, but I certainly knew people that did. Happened to be in the area. What were they waiting for? A launch from Kamchatka, because that's typically how the Soviets at the time, they would launch into the Pacific. Got thousands and thousands of miles. It's out in the boonies on this huge peninsula.

Because a Cobra Ball mission, another variant of the RC-135, didn't fly on it, but I certainly knew people that did. Happened to be in the area. What were they waiting for? A launch from Kamchatka, because that's typically how the Soviets at the time, they would launch into the Pacific. Got thousands and thousands of miles. It's out in the boonies on this huge peninsula.