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To: RS

No, but I didn’t think I also had to address arson along with anti-SAM systems! But even so, a missile blinded by a laser still has to fall to the ground and/or hit something and possibly explode and start a fire. Either system you are risking a fire on the ground somewhere, either by the flare, or by the missile itself.


17 posted on 10/29/2007 10:41:36 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man
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To: Secret Agent Man

Well, one system you have a falling burning missile, one system you have a falling live missle and burning flares, and no system you either have a falling burning aircraft, or a burned out live missile that missed.

My vote is with the ones that think this is foolish on normal commercial airliners.

At almost every airport in this country you can get close enough to the end of the runways that nothing will be able to react quickly enough.

Think it’s just a feel-good waste of effort and money.


21 posted on 10/29/2007 3:42:51 PM PDT by RS ("I took the drugs because I liked them and I found excuses to take them, so I'm not weaseling.")
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