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2004-08-12 Russia

Russia tests intercontinental ballistic missile

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Posted by Steve White 2004-08-12 12:00:21 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A missile represents GDP down the toilet if the missile defense to be evaded uses lasers or a track gun instead of missiles. I think our current system can be upgraded as necessary.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-08-12 00:28|| 2004-08-12 00:28|| Front Page Top

#2 I don't think the Russians are our greatest threat. If our missile defence program is needed it will be for an Iranian or North Korean missile.

Posted by Canaveral Dan 2004-08-12 06:04|| 2004-08-12 06:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Our Missle defense program is not aimed at an attack by the Russian Rerpublic. It would pretty much be useless the number of incoming would be to great. One of the reasons Regan offered to share the technology back during "star wars" I think. A "missle shield" is aimed at Iran and "rouge nations." The Russian and the US can still turn the earth into a dead planet with a nuclear exchange and neither side is intrested. Regan hated the very idea of nuclear war totally and sought to make it obsolete.

Posted by FlameBait93268 2004-08-12 07:13|| 2004-08-12 07:13|| Front Page Top

#4 And the last time the French test-launched one of their vaunted nuclear missle force was...

Rusting in their holes, guys. Mark my words.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2004-08-12 11:54|| 2004-08-12 11:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Somone check me on this, But I think the SS-19 was one of the last icbm systems produced by the soviet union. It was a liquid fueld bird like our titan 2. Corrosion from the liquid fuel plus soviet quality workmanship can equal a real source of worry. Rusting in there holes, indeed.

Posted by N Guard 2004-08-12 12:28|| 2004-08-12 12:28|| Front Page Top

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