JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
This should be interesting.

The US has decided to shoot down a failed satellite that is expected to
drop
out of orbit in early March.
There is concern that half of the 5,000 lb satellite may remain intact
and
hit the earth in a yet unknown area.

The plan is to shoot it down before it enters the earth's atmosphere
with a
missile fired from a US Navy ship.

Details at 11.
The article stated that they have a "modified" missile they are going to
launch from a naval ship in the Pacific. The questions I have is what
altitude will the missile intercept the satellite and how long have we
been working on this "modified" missile?

I can't see us coming up with a "modified" missile, launched from a
surface vessel, in just a couple of months that is capable of
intercepting an object in space.

I believe this is an opportunity to flex our muscles.
Ask the Chinese..they'll shoot down your garbage for you.
The Chinese are using our technology, which Bill Clinton illegally gave
them access to, Donny!


Yeah. That was bad. Almost as bad as the Reagan crew who sabotaged a
perfectly planned sting operation which would've stopped Pakistan from
illegally buying maraging steel for use in their nuclear weapon program.

Crazy presidents. They're such wise guys, ya know?



Geo-politics don't you love it. Just think what would have happened if
in 1812 we just said the hell with it, Britain you can have us back?

You have to do what is needed at the time to ensure your survival. You
can think 20 or 30 years in the future but what you do today may mean
you don't exist in 20 or 30 years.