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DIY Cruise Missile Grounded
PSaltyDS writes "The DIY Cruise Missile project from New Zealand has been previously covered on /., but the BBC now reports that Bruce Simpson has been forced to shutdown by his government. His project web site says 'The New Zealand government has moved aggressively to shut down this project -- and by using quite unscrupulous methods which appear to be in breach of the law.'"
A technical DIY project not news for nerds? Are you kidding?
Couple that with alleged government interference, and you have stuff that matters.
If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
This guy is a total pussy. If I was making a missile and my government wanted to take it away (especially one with little military power such as NZ) I would test the motherfucker out on the capital and see what happens. Threaten I have 500 more and then give them my demands. Fuck, you'll probably die but you could possible live and rule all of Middle Earth. Then again...the ring.......
(sorry about the profanity, missiles and war make you want to swear for some reason)
"If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer
Too bad you didn't RTFA (for the 99.9% who posted.)
The whole premise of this project was to build a off the shelf "cruise missle" to prove that any reasonable handi person could do it.
It also was to show that hijacking jets wasn't necessary anymore if you were a motivated terrorist.
Cruise missles are pretty low tech.
The V1 is a prime example.
His experince homebuilt with pulse jet and ram jet engines were the stepping off place for this.
His whole point was that we need to be very afraid if he could do it in his garage in NZ.
The result of that is being fucked with by his Socialist government.
If the government wants to fuck with you it can.
The Taxes he supposedly owes are a ruse.
Socialist goverments are no less opressive than any other.
All governments are all suspect when repressing the truth.
The Truth is they don't want you to know how impotent they are in defending you against missle technology of any type.
They can't have anything that might detract from you putting up with their latest greatest bulshit infringment of your rights.
If I was going to trust anyone with a missle it would be this guy.
Much he did to build it he didn't make public to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands.
This was the plan from the begining.
Good luck dude you are going to need it.
If you don't like what I write don't be a CS and mod it down. Refute it.
Yea I can't spell. So what is your point?
People have a right to protect themselves, and if you cant have a Ballistic Missile in your back yard, they may as well goose-step all over us!
Manipulate the moderator system! Mod someone as "overrated" today.