Chinese MIRV Test Successful

Yonhap News via JoongAng Ilbo ^ | 02/08/03 | N/A

[concerned about politics]

Japanese scientist invents 'invisibility cloak'

That is so kwel! How'd they do that? Wow!
Can we do that?

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #37

While we may not be able to go invisible yet, we can now play ghosts. Ghosts are see-through but not entirely invisible. A great PsyOp device for people in some parts of world. They would even surrender without a fight.:)

[Captainpaintball]

Well said. Are you a Bob Grant fan?

I am. And that's what I thought as well. Because I loooooathe Clinton, too. By the way, Why wasn't Bob on today? Same thing with O'Reilly and Savage. It makes me think Mike From East Meadow, Monica, George From Albany and Eugene from Brooklyn finally got to him. He probably said "You know, I gotta get outta here, I gotta get outta here. Somebody take over the program." You may reach for the Digitalis after reading this, but maybe they were warned not to show up today for some reason. Why would I say something like that? because... "Somebody's got to say these things...It might as well be me!!!"

Straight ahead!

[Poohbah]

I'll pose this question to you, then...You have two armies. One army has changed their mutiple warhead missiles to single-warhead missiles, the other has as many multiple warhead missiles as they can make. Who would you bet on?

Let's add a little more detail: the side that has downloaded its missiles to a single warhead apiece has 500 ICBMs, and the side going for MIRVing has 100 missiles.

Additionally, the side with the 500 missiles also has 432 submarine-based missiles...with 6-8 MIRVs apiece, BTW.

Who ya gonna bet on?

[Captainpaintball]

I know what you are saying is true, but how long will it take China to catch up? Wasn't a big part of the Cold War all about spending more money, and creating more missiles?

And when we finally get our missile defense capabilities--and then give the technology to China--wouldn't "more" warheads mean "better"? or would they just sneak them in across the border or through O'Hare airport. It's cheaper that way, and we seem more than willing to oblige them.

[maui_hawaii]

Relevant thread here

This MIRV test probably has much more to do with India than the US. Details, who knows...

[DAnconia55]

Both the Chinese and Koreans used missles named Dong.

Sounds like an envy problem, IMO.

[Poohbah]

I know what you are saying is true, but how long will it take China to catch up? Wasn't a big part of the Cold War all about spending more money, and creating more missiles?

There's ONE country with the disposable income to do that, and that country is the US of A.

China is Enron with a small nuclear arsenal. By the time they get a moderate-sized one together, they'll be shooting 'em at each other instead of us.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #46

MIRV missiles are against all potential adversaried of China. But the big fish is America, which is followed by India.

[maui_hawaii]

Check out the link I posted in #46... read the comments and related links too. Just try to get the drift of what I am theorizing on...

[cookcounty]

"But right now, we can't shoot down an ICBM on the launch pad, in flight or over downtown Los Angeles."

......And the Democrats are dedicated to keeping it that way.

[Captainpaintball]

Forgive the endless line of questions, but:

With 1.) foreign investors pulling out of the USA, 2.) new tax laws discouraging foreign investment, 3.)future terrorist attacks damaging the economy, 4.) America's vanishing manufacturing industry, and 5.) China's growing economy... (former US manufacturing jobs and investment going to China) How before they equal, or surpass us?

China doesn't care about now...They care about tomorrow. Every thing I see, read, hear clearly states that the people in charge have no idea what tomorrow brings.

[11B3]

There is a simple solution to the ChiComs and the Russians: SPACE. Time to put a large number of missile platforms in orbit, along with active defenses for these platforms. Reaction time for the enemy: Less than 1 minute, with no launch detection worries.

Likewise, let's put a larger version of the ABL system in orbit. If it can knock down missiles at a slant range of 400 miles (within the atmosphere), then an orbiting one that's 250 miles up could really raise hell with ground targets.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #50

I did read the thread and its links. India is a concern for China. That I agree. But I think that MIRV is more useful for countering American missile defense than single-warhead Indian Agni-III. To counter Indian ICBM, having more single-warhead ICBMs will solve the problem. Having MIRV makes China keep the edge over India, though.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

NEVER FORGET

...U.S. Missile Technology to China =

...HILLARY RODHAM!!!!!!!!

Now See:

"IS it SAFE?" = HILLARY on Armed Services Committee

http://TheAlamoFILM.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=629

NEVER FORGET

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #53

That is where Rumsfeld is heading. He is literally knocking teeth out of military brass to force them to make rooms for full fledged space force. But it will take some time and a lot of money.

[Bogie]

Yes, I think I remember that one.

[The Pheonix]

JUst a little curious

and with all due respect

Does "TigerLikesRooster" translates thru sound to "FU (tiger), AI (likes), CHEE (rooster)" ??????

Just plain curious

[Captainpaintball]

With the destruction of the Columbia, how damaged is the space program? With politicians in the pockets of the Chicoms, are they going to be influenced to defund the program? They can run on the platform of "We don't need no rocket ships when the people can't afford potato chips!"

Imagine lines like "They can put a man on the moon, but we can't get affordable health care" coming from the usual suspects.

Although, to be fair, I've only heard calls for inreased funding for the space program.

[The Pheonix]

The "COX Report"

The classified COX Report forcasts that China will have 1000 MIRVed ICBMs by 2010

And Senator Cox said on CNN News while presenting his report that "China is a responsible Nation". Wonder why this buttering ??????