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US To Test Airline Anti-Missile Defense System: Report

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Posted by Spavirt Pheng6042 2005-05-31 02:36|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Were I an engineer (that I am not is cause for us all to be very grateful), I would want to be whatever kind develops weapons. Those guys are having a lot of fun these days!

Posted by trailing wife 2005-05-31 13:53|| 2005-05-31 13:53|| Front Page Top

#2 TW:
Electrical Engineers design weapons.
Civil Engineers design targets.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2005-05-31 18:39|| home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-05-31 18:39|| Front Page Top

#3 And software engineers make the first able to hit the second. ;-)

Posted by rkb 2005-05-31 20:07|| 2005-05-31 20:07|| Front Page Top

#4 "And software engineers make the first able to hit the second. ;-)"

Provided they remember to use the right measurement units... :-)

Posted by Dave D. 2005-05-31 20:16|| 2005-05-31 20:16|| Front Page Top

#5 without civils your armies' logistics just lost the war at the first river crossing :-)

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-05-31 21:23|| 2005-05-31 21:23|| Front Page Top

#6 I thought there was also a system under development where a laser based at the airport would be used to blind missiles?

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-05-31 22:42|| http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com]">[http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-05-31 22:42|| Front Page Top

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