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| Can Russia counter our SDI? Methinks Nyet. |
| 2004-03-29 |
Russia has designed a "revolutionary" weapon that would make the prospective U.S. missile defense useless, Russian news agencies reported Monday, quoting a senior Defense Ministry official. If you believe them, raise your hand....Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? Besides, I thought the consensus was that SDI "couldn’t work." Or perhaps this is the other argument against missile defense: "it will cause an arms race." Whatever the case, the Russkis sound worried. |
| Posted by:Jen |
| #8 Good thing they've increased defence spending from the anemic Soviet levels so they can afford new miracle weapons. |
| Posted by: Mr. Davis 2004-03-30 12:01:17 AM |
| #7 Maybe it's one of their new exploding cruisers??? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-03-29 11:01:44 PM |
| #6 A fractional orbital bombardment system would work. But the Russ know our ABM system is aimed 60 degrees away from them and in fact they might want the loan of one at some point in the not to distant future. Bottom line: MAD still works between the US and Russia. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-03-29 8:48:22 PM |
| #5 I believe that this is the MARV thing the Russkies were talking about a few weeks ago. |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2004-03-29 5:09:40 PM |
| #4 Wasn't it just last week when it was reported their flagship was in danger of blowing up? |
| Posted by: Scott 2004-03-29 3:22:19 PM |
| #3 "...has designed a "revolutionary" weapon that would make the prospective U.S. missile defense useless..." Sounds like a used car salesman to me... |
| Posted by: Hyper 2004-03-29 2:49:48 PM |
| #2 The russians also claimed they could get to Mars at a third the cost and twice as quick as us. They are very optimistic these days. With the growing threats in their neighborhood it seems to me they would be wise to cooperate with the US in building a missile defense rather than try to disuade us. Maybe if they cooperate we'll give them a discount when it comes to setting it up to protect Moscow from anything coming from Tehran or North Korea |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2004-03-29 1:48:03 PM |
| #1 I'm thinking a reelee beeg bow and arrow might do the trick. |
| Posted by: James A 2004-03-29 1:26:06 PM |