tugmoose Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Go ahead and fire yer fuckin' missiles! And while yer at it, KISS OUR ASS!!! WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military shot down a target ballistic missile over the Pacific on Friday in the widest test of its emerging antimissile shield in 18 months, the Defense Department announced. The Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency said it had successfully completed an important exercise involving the launch of an improved ground-based interceptor missile designed to protect the United States against a limited long-range ballistic missile attack. The test results will help improve the performance of a multibillion-dollar shield against the type of long-range ballistic missile that could be used to attack a U.S. city with a weapon of mass destruction, the agency said in a statement. Officially, the $85 million test was designed to collect data rather than shoot down the target. It was the first involving a live target since interceptor rockets failed to leave their silos during tests in December 2004 and February 2005. It was also the first since the ground-based system, which is part of a layered shield that includes naval and aerial components, was activated to guard against ballistic missiles test-fired on July 4 and 5 by North Korea. Boeing Co. is prime contractor for the ground-based mid-course defense. Major subcontractors include Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp. and Raytheon Co.. In the exercise, a target missile was launched from Kodiak, Alaska. And for the first time, the ground-based interceptor missile was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in central California. Previous launches have been from the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jhc Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Officially, the $85 million test was designed to collect data rather than shoot down the target. In case we missed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 In case we missed anyone remember that West Wing episode where Leo's all excited about a new missile-defense system, and they conduct a trial launch, and it misses by dozens of miles? and the conlusion is that is passed something like 8 out of 10 criteria? and pres makes reference to Lucy yanking the football from charlie brown? just reminded me of that... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basil II Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Jus' another dollar shifted away from good social programs.......F8CK11 where are our c*d-damned priorities??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 well,you know if you just substitute the word "terrorist" for "communist" it may as well be 1954 again...sick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
street spirit Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 now if the bad guys just choose to fire the one out of ten or so missiles that will actually get hit. fool proof! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Reagan's dream has come true. 20 years later. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 well,you know if you just substitute the word "terrorist" for "communist" it may as well be 1954 again...sick Yeah...except Julius and Ethel Rosenberg didn't crash airliners into The World Trade Centers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anodyne Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 julius and ethyl did very little except have a total rat in their family (ethyl's brother). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Reagan's dream has come true. 20 years later.Jeeezus Christ.....you're onto something there When the movie comes out,I'm thinkin' Rep. Ted Poe starring as the ghost of Joe McCarthy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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