Posted on 01/19/2007 2:36:48 AM PST by HAL9000
MOSCOW. Jan 19 (Interfax) - Reports that a Chinese ballistic missile has hit a satellite are "highly exaggerated rumors," Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said."I have heard reports to that effect, and they are quite abstract. I'm afraid they don't have such an anti-satellite basis. The rumors are highly exaggerated," Ivanov told reporters in Moscow.
Yes, but it's in an 'anti-bunker' and we don't have the right anti-anti-bunker devices to get to it
yes but what goes around comes around.
Because of limitless solar power, deploying space-based laser defense systems should be no problem. Signs point to "YES" on the next WW3 Axis of Evil preparing to attack us. The good news is, the bad guys lose. The bad news is, we can prevent this from ever even occuring but won't 1/2 our country are hedonist, self-absorbed people who don't give a damn about their fellow countryman.
Russains are liars.
US Space command knows what they're talking about, and Russia knows this.
I would discount this report from a Russian official. In this case the NYT has more creds.
fascism
fas·cism [ fá shìzzəm ] or Fas·cism [ fá shìzzəm ]
noun
Definition:
dictatorial movement: any movement, ideology, or attitude that favors dictatorial government, centralized control of private enterprise, repression of all opposition, and extreme nationalism
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fascism
Definition:
dictatorial movement: any movement, ideology, or attitude that favors dictatorial government, centralized control of private enterprise, repression of all opposition, and extreme nationalism
Can anyone tell me how China the Democrat extremists differ from this definition?
"Even if they are over the equator (as stationary satellites need to be) how will you protect them so far from US territory?"
That is "line of sight" thinking as though you are defending it with a fence or a gun. A machine in space will not see it like that. You see the other way to look at it is how could China protect their satellites when they are anywhere but over their country?
When taken in a 3D perspective I would suppose that the area where our satellite is not visible is actually no where.
"will be"
Where there.
The Russians say this is a rumor?
So? The Russians are probably cheering anyway.
Developing communication and observation systems that do not require sattelites at all.
One thing to do is to include backup guidance methods, such as how the B-2 can navigate by the stars if the GPS satellites are knocked out.
Another thing is to develop countermeasures, such as dummy satellites, orbital defense technology, etc.
Obviously, this is not merely short-term, and we need to start now.
I do, however, think that it doesn't bode well for the future progress of man to be unable to build something great like a space elevator without fear of it being easily destroyed.
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