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Our Navy could have loaded the Tomahawks with the a stink and barf agent, butanoic acid. It is harmless, difficult to remove, incapacitating

and lasts along time. Good alternative? If you have ever smelled it you would say yes.

Posted - April 9, 2017
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  • 44619
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      April 9, 2017 7:50 AM MDT
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  • Never smelled it but I can imagine. I think that's a good idea myself.
      April 9, 2017 7:53 AM MDT
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  • I bet you have.   Remember that distinct smell tool boxes full of screwdrivers used to get?   That's the smell from the Butyl plastic handles releasing their butanoic acid.
      April 9, 2017 8:39 AM MDT
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  • Oh yes! I smelled my share of nasty chemicals in my day. I remember that now.
      April 9, 2017 8:41 AM MDT
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  • As bad as it is I still have to admit.   The smells of fresh leaded race gas and burnt nitromethane/methanol mix are heavenly.
      April 9, 2017 8:48 AM MDT
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  • I have to agree with that! I always loved the smell when they were fueling one of my planes!
      April 9, 2017 8:53 AM MDT
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  • Isn't blue gas supposed to be phased out in the next year or something?
      April 9, 2017 9:01 AM MDT
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  • They're trying!
      April 9, 2017 9:11 AM MDT
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  • Been hearing it for a few years at the duster airstrip.  Me and a few friends get blue gas for some of our gas toys and old outboards from there.
      April 9, 2017 9:18 AM MDT
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  • I used to use it in my dirt bikes also. Expensive as all hell now!
      April 9, 2017 9:19 AM MDT
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  • Yeah it is.  
      April 9, 2017 9:25 AM MDT
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  • 44619
    It is actually in some cheeses. Imagine Limburger cheese on steroids. I had some in my chem lab, but I never used it. It could gag a maggot.
      April 11, 2017 11:28 AM MDT
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  • Anyone with hand me down tools has smelled it.
      April 9, 2017 8:40 AM MDT
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  • 22891
    i dont think they should be using anything to be honest
      April 9, 2017 2:57 PM MDT
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  • 6023
    As far as I know:
    The Navy does NOT have a choice of warheads to load on the missiles before firing them.
    The warheads are loaded on the missiles, prior to loading the missile on the ship.
    The ship is given an assortment of missile load out, based on where it is being deployed and a guess of what it will need there.

    So, to load a different warhead ... you would have to recall the ship to port to swap out missiles.  And that's assuming there is even an available missile with that warhead.
      April 13, 2017 1:28 PM MDT
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