Hyperfast missile to hit anywhere in an hour

[G_j]

http://www.theglobalreport.org/?section=news&news_section=13#Hyperfast%20missile%20to%20hit%20anywhere%20in%20an%20hour

Hyperfast missile to hit anywhere in an hour


Apr. 25- US military planners have won President Barack Obama's support for a new generation of high-speed weapons that are intended to strike anywhere on Earth within an hour.

Obama's interest in Prompt Global Strike (PGS), a nonnuclear weapons program, has alarmed China and Russia and complicated nuclear arms reduction negotiations.

White House officials confirmed last week that the president, who won the Nobel peace prize last year, is considering the deployment of a new class of hypersonic guided missiles that can reach their targets at speeds of Mach 5 — about 3,600mph.

The White House has requested almost $250 million in congressional funding next year for research into hypersonic technologies, some of which harness the shock waves generated by a fast-moving missile to increase its speed further.

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[Echo In Light]

1. Yeah, ya know, cause obviously this is *needed*

:crazy:

[G_j]

2. to keep the Jonas Brothers in line, I suppose

:wow:

[Echo In Light]

3. If they own oil or poppies in abundance, tell em to watch the fuck out!

[G_j]

4. and you know, others will scramble to produce/aquire the same technology

can't be very healthy for arms control..

[Orsino]

8. This should keep Jonas Bros. concerts down to about 45 minutes.

"Thanksgottago!!!"

[Jim__]

5. What humanity needs now is better weapons!

:eyes:

[Javaman]

6. We are basically a 3rd world nation masquerading as a world power

People suffer, go hungry, don't have roofs over there heads, can't get medical treatment, but hell, if we can't build shit that will blow up stuff quickly half a world away!

We are # something! We are # something! We are # something!

[G_j]

7. We are # something!

creators of technology to kill people?

[madokie]

9. Obama's interest in this is the key right now

and I see no reasons to not fund the research even if there is no plan whatsoever to build them. The knowledge gained would more than offset the price paid.