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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 02:53 PM Original message |
U.S. SPACE FIRST STRIKE PROGRAM WELL UNDERWAY |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. No missile shield will ever work. This is just welfare for the aerospace industry. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 03:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. It'd work only if sensing equipment detects the materials it is seeking out |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 03:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Preventing interception is as simple as a trick you use in model rocketry. |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 04:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Of course that approach negates any chance for accuracy |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 04:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. During the final re-entry stage, you can stop the spinning... |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 07:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. You would have already lost your geospatial fix and not have time to reaquire it |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 08:37 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. And who is launching these strikes against us? |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 10:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I was responding to the prior post which postulated 2 scenarios |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 11:20 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Are you saying we now lack the capability to respond to a strike |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 11:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. No, I am saying that the size and robustness of a retaliatory strike would be much smaller |
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Socal31 (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 12:20 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. "smaller" as in |
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whopis01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 11:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. Perhaps for directed energy weapons |
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bleever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 12:27 AM Response to Original message |
12. Ultimate defense |
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watrwefitinfor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 05:57 AM Response to Original message |
13. "Democratic Party Congress members lead the way to approve money for Star Wars " |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 06:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. No boggle here. Dems benefit from lobby bribes just as much as Repubs. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
14. It's a money laundering scheme. |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
15. Does any of this proposed crap work on cruise missiles made of stealth materials? |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
16. The military-industrial complex needs to invent another reason for an arms race |
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bgmark2 (14 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 06:42 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. mad flaws |
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