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'Satan' Missile Now Launches Satellites

Posted by simoniker on from the orbital dept.

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.'"

6 of 538 comments (clear)

  1. FP by captain+igor · · Score: -1, Redundant

    First Post! Why would they deliberately call a missile Satan?

  2. Evil Dooers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    only evil dooers would endorse a satan rocket.

  3. Smallpox worse then fusion bomb? WTF! by the_raptor · · Score: -1, Redundant
    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.'
    I think I would prefer the smallpox. Last time I checked they didnt have a vaccine for multi-megaton fusion bombs :P
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    1. Re:Smallpox worse then fusion bomb? WTF! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

      In Soviet Russia YOU remove the smallpox and leave the merchandise intact.

  4. Foldgers Taste Test? by booyah · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Lets just hope no one trys the foldgers challenge on this...

    "what no body knows, is we've switched this rocket, that used to carry their communication gear, with this new rocket wich now carries.... SMALL POX!!!"

    I think we would be able to tell the difference when they are used, unlike the foldgers commercials...

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  5. Re:Not the first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant


    In Soviet Russia TGK means KGB.

    And you seem to know an awful lot, mister Igor!