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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 06:53 PM Original message |
Taking bets right now: Think the Navy will ACTUALLY be able to shoot down that satellite? |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. They are saying they will take one shot. I predict a miss. |
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jasmine621 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
42. Is this a test of our missile defense system? I predict a hit too. |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
2. I think they will |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Yes, thus "proving" the capabilities of a "Star Wars" defense system. . . |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. Of course they will.. Spielberg pulled out of the China Olympics. |
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JBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:11 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. What will really impress me |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:17 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Spielberg can do it..stay tuned n/t |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
4. Remember all those staged tests? |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
5. I hope they can. |
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PetrusMonsFormicarum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
6. This news was only released |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
7. I certainly hope |
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LakeSamish706 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
8. I tell ya, they need to hand this one off to China to do for them.. n/t |
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icnorth (954 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:36 PM Response to Reply #8 |
39. You my friend |
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islandmkl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
9. either way...once it hits Earth it will have been 'shot down'.... |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
10. That is what I thought when I heard the news they were going to shoot it down..... |
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bigbrother05 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
11. Miss, and then we will have two things falling on us |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
13. YEP! They'll hit it. They may wait for a lower orbit to do so, but |
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Adsos Letter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
14. They SHOULD be able to pull it off... |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
15. Our military is competent it's only the commander in thief that is lacking. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
16. it took china 3 tries to get theirs... |
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islandmkl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
17. A word of advice to all: |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
18. predict that they can explode the satellite from the ground. But they will launch |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. I know |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:54 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. I would think that a satellite of that size would include such measures. Are you |
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ChimpersMcSmirkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
19. I think they will... |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
20. Why Start Now |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
22. Only if they've got a young kid who used to bullseye womp rats back home. |
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HuffleClaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 10:55 PM Response to Reply #22 |
46. 'the force is strong with this one' |
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ChazII (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
23. They'll miss. n/t |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
25. Sure are a *lot* of idiotic posts here |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:58 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Heh |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 08:07 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. Ahem. A Standard missile can't put a warhead into orbit. |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 08:36 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Not going into orbit |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Ah, but the "ex-NASA guy" said that was what they were planning. |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Actually the standard missile is designed for anti-aircraft purposes |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #36 |
47. Of course, you are completely ignoring |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:21 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. The point was that hitting an ORBITING spacecraft |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
26. Maybe |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
28. I'm betting they miss and hit the Moon |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
29. well we did it before so I say they can hit it. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 08:10 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. That was an ASAT launched from an F-15 at 80K feet, not a missile fired from a ship. |
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HooptieWagon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
32. Nope. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
38. They'll show us another made for TV special |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
41. Got to test somehow....Hit or Miss our side will learn something. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
43. If it crashes in the ocean...? |
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Generic Brad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
44. They will miss it, but say they hit it |
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HuffleClaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
45. not a chance |
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