America is going to take out a satellite

[H00dz]

It's America. People keep telling them they're not allowed to cause war anymore, they're getting bored and want to shoot SOMETHING... It's just an excuse.

I know some singular Americans who are very similar!

Well said......... "God Bless America"

[Mental Trousers]

Conspiracy theory: G Dubya put a target in orbit so the Americans can wave their arse at the Chinese and Russians and say watch this you fuckers as they shoot it down and prove American superiority.

Or maybe that satellite really is broken and dangerous.

[sAsLEX]

Conspiracy theory: G Dubya put a target in orbit so the Americans can wave their arse at the Chinese and Russians and say watch this you fuckers as they shoot it down and prove American superiority.

Or maybe that satellite really is broken and dangerous.

Why would he spend millions on sending a new one up when there is bound to be a heap of older unused ones that he can practise on?

[Livvy]

Why would he spend millions on sending a new one up when there is bound to be a heap of older unused ones that he can practise on?

Because he's a stupid arsehole who likes wasting his country's money simply because he can?

[sAsLEX]

Because he's a stupid arsehole who likes wasting his country's money simply because he can?

If you had toys would you not play with them?


Most missile have a shelf life, maybe he is getting rid of old stock........

[Livvy]

If you had toys would you not play with them?


Most missile have a shelf life, maybe he is getting rid of old stock........

Dear god save us should he wish to play with his new toys.

Call me a cynic, but I don't believe he's as innocent as he tries to act.

I agree with A Perfect Circle:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aizz0o9fPWU

[DingoZ]

Nah f...k it. Push the button. Blow that f...ker out of the sky.

[Dave Lobster]

Because he's a stupid arsehole who likes wasting his country's money simply because he can?

SShhh.. there's a lot of that about!!!

[Shadows]

that's the point it's not going to stay up there, it's continually slowing down and it's orbit is getting lower and lower until one day it just goes plop and falls.

I know that mate. I was being a goon.

[Mental Trousers]

3 of the latest version of the current model when there's hundreds if not thousands approaching 40 years old. Nothing that old can hit a target moving at approx 7kps, let alone with a kinetic (ie non-explosive) warhead. The most likely reason to use an SM3 is to prove that it can hit something that's moving faster than a IRBM class ballistic missile, ie ICBM class (approx 6-7kps at reentry).

As for older satellites, if they're still up there then no one else can use that orbit.

Most missile have a shelf life, maybe he is getting rid of old stock........

[McJim]

Conspiracy theory: G Dubya put a target in orbit so the Americans can wave their arse at the Chinese and Russians and say watch this you fuckers as they shoot it down and prove American superiority.

Or maybe that satellite really is broken and dangerous.

They've already shot it out of the sky but they'll keep feeding us the line "we might miss" so they can recieve their accolades when they show us the 'Live' footage

[pete376403]

Ahhh, Hydrazine - top fuel drag racers "magic bullet"
http://www.competitionplus.com/2004_...hydrazine.html.
There's a cool pic of an engine that's unbuttoned itself after a dose.

[Swampdonkey]

Question... where does the missile go if it misses....
if it hits ,it then breaks up into many pieces....look out southern ocean and any small group of islands in it!!
It could possibly land on New York ,blame Osama,bomb the snot of Iran for selling oil for Euros....call off US elections make bush king......yeahhhh that'll work.......What was in those cookies i had earlier

[P38]

I got $5 says they miss!!!

[sAsLEX]

I got $5 says they miss!!!

I raise you $5 and say they hit a working one!