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Weapons in Space
SWG_Eddie submits this story about the U.S. military beginning the militarization of space. We've done a few previous stories on this, such as this one. Putting weapons in earth orbit is not forbidden by any treaty or law.
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I for one welcome our new space weapon overlords.
You are correct sir. It is the wolf you don't see that you must fear.
NASA and the USAF have joined forces to place two hundred Spud guns in orbit! GotSpud
whenever I see "[whatever] in Space" of the old Muppets "Pigs in Spaaaaace!" .
The first thing I thought of when I read your post was: Why would China worry? GWBush couldn't find them on a map.
This is very bad in my opinion but what has this administration done that isn't bad?
Sure the Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) has a low-orbit only kill-vehicle now, but how long before it has an Electron Beam Device that can annihilate a person playing golf or taking a shower (possibly with company)?
I'm sure there's some sort of reflective headgear you could wear to protect against this.
Unfortunately, I am not Wil Wheaton
... is going to end up like Nazi Germany and The Roman Empire, if they keep going against the UN. This weaponizing of space is clearly in violation of this UN treaty; and Slashdot missed this? I for one recommend Mr Rumsfeld step down from his administrative duties at Slashdot! And this could be the start of the next cold war. *sigh*
"Mars has recently sought significant quantities of urainum, from Africa."
blech
CB
free ipod and free gmail!
How would we defend against the Gouald? The Asguard weren't arround last time they attacked, and the only help we got from the rebel Jaffa was Bra'tac. The Tok'ra were naturally ignoring us, if it wasnt for the F302 and X303 (And a little help from O'Neill) we'd have been deadified. The no weapons in space or Antarctica agreements work against the whole world.
Putting weapons in earth orbit is not forbidden by any treaty or law.
I thought it was forbidden by the Brannigan's law and the Democratic Order of Planets.
Sincerely,
Pan Tarhei Hosé, PhD.
"Homo sum et cogito ergo odi profanum vulgus et libido."
I suspect we've had weapons in space for some time. Reagan cut the Star Wars project budget at a time of its exponential growth ... why? Probably so that we didn't have to keep public all the vast improvements we were making in the field of lasers.
Why go back to the moon? Because in military conflict higher ground gives you an advantage. Why build a space station when we're already got a natural space station that orbits us already?
rant,rant,rant..
*DrugCheese rants*
Have you not watched "Real Genius"?
I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.
You mean, there gonna send all the politicians and lawyers into space?
BTW, IAAL
What about if i put a giant "Laser" on the moon??
I plan to turn the moon into what I like to call a "Death Star"
c - a blessed +5 grain of salt
Link please
Well Kerry will just capitulate to them, so let's welcome our new Maoist Overlords
I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said:
"I drank what?"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089886/
I agree. Sign a treaty. And in the meantime, we send up a few extra-large "weather satellites."
When Orbital Weapons Platforms Are Outlawed....
only Outlaws will have Orbital Weapons Platforms!
As opposed to the good side?
There you go trying to make a joke, and those damn idiot mods ruin your day by marking it up insightful. Never underestimate the intelligence of slashdot. Mainly because you can't.
Especially those who have done the most harm to the USA in the last 50 years? What was it again? Nukes? Anthrax? Laser guided super bombs? Oh no, that's right...Stanley knives!
10 ?"Hello World" life was simple then
The fun thing is to go down that list and tick 'em off like this (in no particular order): Bribed, bribed, bribed, invaded by US a few years back and still scared, bribed, bribed, needs to keep Americans sweet because of scary neighbour to the north, bribed, bullied, bribed, still under US occupation, bribed, bribed, Prime Minister actually believes in weapons of mass destruction even the 45-minute thing and had nothing whatsoever to do with naming of Dr Kelly and didn't lie and anyone who says otherwise is a lefty, bribed, bribed, now pulling out after unpopular pro-war Prime Minister lost election, bribed, bribed...
Real Daleks don't climb stairs - they level the building.
The way I play golf I'm perfectly capable of annihilating myself, thank you very much.
as a country we are pushy and not always subtle
Heh. And there was me thinking that you Americans didn't do ironic understatement.
evil math within Nature's Cubic Creation!
In the midst of a flamewar about Iraq, you think that using an abortion analogy will help bring sense to the argument?
As a board certified Metallic Foil Haberdasherer, I should point out that Aluminium is an excellent conductor both of heat and electricity. It might do rather well against a visible frequency beam weapon, but against IR, it might not do so well. An electron beam, likewise, might be less than great. For this reason, anyone seekend to defend against weapons grade death rays with an AluFoil hat should get an insulated Abstract type hat. The abstract design permits the creator to use a honeycomb design, and an insulating layer would help keep you safe from electrical discharge.
Please, people, the right hat for the right job!
How are we supposed to become a proper evil empire without an earth destroying superweapon in space?
Just like Noah, we need to cleanse the planet of the terrorists, so that we can repopulate in our own image. Is that so wrong?
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