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Lovelyterry t1_j1621ic wrote
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Is there a contingency plan to shoot down Santa?
waitwhatchers t1_j1618su wrote
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"Uh, Santa, I show you at one thousand eight hundred and forty-two knots, across the ground."
Silent_Narwhal_8487 t1_j160yt0 wrote
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How big is the radar cross section of Santa's Sleigh?
sirquincy14 t1_j160mt9 wrote
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My 4 year old asked, does Santa know you're tracking him?
MeyseyMoo t1_j16020r wrote
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Greetings from England. How does Santa re-fuel the reindeer? Does he have pre-arranged landings for meals or does it happen mid-flight?
Fart_Nebulizer t1_j15zg2r wrote
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There are many families who Santa visits to leave gifts to open on the evening of the 24th rather than on the morning of the 25th. How does the tracker account for this?
WeeTeeTiong t1_j15zexv wrote
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Is Lt. Carter an expert on deep space radar telemetry?
snoogins355 t1_j15zbyi wrote
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Is Carter a member of SG1?
BathFullOfDucks t1_j15z93i wrote
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How do you know the Russians aren't using Santa to sneak in a high altitude detonation to blind America's ballistic missile early warning system?
snoogins355 t1_j15z71g wrote
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What type of stealth has santa got and how many G's can the sleigh pull?
UnemployedTechie2021 t1_j15yzhe wrote
SpaceSuitUp t1_j15yyii wrote
Reply to comment by DutchDK in We're 1st Lt Sean Carter and Capt. Steve Collier, members of the NORAD Tracks Santa team with NORAD, and we're ready to answer your questions on this 67-year old mission! by NORAD_Tracks_Santa
Excellent! I support a foreign policy based on everyone being nice! :)
bigtallsob t1_j15yycm wrote
Reply to comment by bewildered_forks in We're 1st Lt Sean Carter and Capt. Steve Collier, members of the NORAD Tracks Santa team with NORAD, and we're ready to answer your questions on this 67-year old mission! by NORAD_Tracks_Santa
He's actually Canadian. Hence the niceness.
supercalifragilism t1_j15yrqc wrote
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I'm working on the operating theory that Santa is not primarily a physical phenomenon, as the energy expenditure from his travel should have significant effects on atmospheric conditions as yet unseen, and so the radar trace monitored by NORAD is a distraction. An adjustment of Santa's EW capabilities evolving in lockstep with the development of sensor technology would, given Claus's clear advantage in technological development, be supportive of such a counter intelligence strategy. If I had to guess, there has been no relative change in sensor signal responses from Santa over the period of this tracking program.
SpaceSuitUp t1_j15ygjk wrote
Reply to comment by bewildered_forks in We're 1st Lt Sean Carter and Capt. Steve Collier, members of the NORAD Tracks Santa team with NORAD, and we're ready to answer your questions on this 67-year old mission! by NORAD_Tracks_Santa
You sure about that? https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/12/17/climate-change-arctic-00071169
MelodicCampaign4314 t1_j15ye9g wrote
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I missed it! But my question was going to ask about Canada’s complete lack of funding for nato and norad…so it might be for the best.
Ochib t1_j15yawy wrote
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Will you be tweeting Santa’s location, or is that counted as doxing him?
mycatisabrat t1_j15vzuc wrote
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What if the Soviets sneak a missile in behind the sleigh? Would WOPR be able to detect it?
assholetoall t1_j15vylq wrote
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Does Santa use a special call sign or is he just Santa?
Boudica333 t1_j162vba wrote
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Shouldn’t you be prepared for that? Expect the unexpected