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kackerlackeryesterday at 7:14 PM4 repliesview on HN

This is exactly the situation I think of when I hear news of rescue missions. Running a rescue in a place with functional air defense is a recursive rescue problem that could quickly get out of control.


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MikeTheGreatyesterday at 8:07 PM

Isn't that basically the plotline of the Blackhawk Down movie?

And, more importantly, the real-life events on which it's based?

0cf8612b2e1eyesterday at 8:16 PM

Exactly what happens to me in Kerbel Space Program.

Rescue team for the rescue team.

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alonethrowawayyesterday at 11:22 PM

I imagine Trump would threaten to nuke a major city if it didnt stop and pilots werent returned safe. Not that I agree, but I think that's what he would emotionally do.

zabzonkyesterday at 7:27 PM

The US did it all the time in Vietnam.

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