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'Satan' Missile Now Launches Satellites
colonist writes "The Russian intercontinental ballistic missile known to NATO as SS-18 Satan was converted to a launch vehicle (called Dnepr) and is now launching American communications satellites for profit. 'The giant rocket boasted up to 10 Multiple Independently-Targeted Reentry Vehicles, or MIRVs, each of which would have a carried a hydrogen bomb thermonuclear warhead to incinerate a different North American or Western European city. Even more terrifying, some of them were believed to have been fitted with aerosol warheads to spray smallpox virus over their U.S. targets.' However: 'With the Space Shuttle still grounded, the new generation of American boosters still being developed, and demand for reliable launching rockets building up around the world, the prospect of having a huge already-constructed supply of giant boosters built by the most experienced and reliable rocket engineers on earth has been embraced around the world.'"
Because it was intended to rain hell on it's foes.
Standing on the shoulders of giants.
Would YOU want a missile named "Satan" hitting YOU?
These things were set up to carry either nuclear warheads or the smallpox virus. I'd say "Satan" is a pretty appropriate name for them.
...in Soviet Russia, a Satan missile deliberately calles you!
maibe the hydrogen bomb payload could have somthing to do with it ;)
All indicators show that the human race is selectively breeding itself for stupidity.
All your Ballistic Missles Are Belong To Us.
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In Soviet Russia, missle launches YOU!
1) Build thermonuclear weaponry
2) Collect American communications satellites
3) ???
4) PROFIT
In Soviet Russia, the nuke launches YOU!!!
The Soviet Union collapsed in no small part under the weight of its own failed and stupid economic system.
Reagan of course inherits quite a bit of undeserved congratulations as a result. If the collapse had come in 1980 the pudits would have said Regan's mere election had caused the collapse.
Correlation, not causation. The people who stood their own frail bodies in front of the tanks deserve a hell of a lot more praise than Reagan.
Don't even talk about the National Debt unless you really know what you're talking about. Our National Debt compared to our national income is far better off than almost everyone else in the entire world.
The trolls must be asleep or something.
That was actually a funny use of this joke, bravo :)
Your hybrid is not saving the environment. Its purpose is to make you feel good about buying something.
The U.S. builds a 5 storie-tall armoured robot that shoots rockets out of it hands, has laser beams for eyes, and powered by a nuclear reactor.
Bush is reported to have said "In your face Kim Jong!... Boo-yeah!"
in girum imus nocte et consumimur igni