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US Missile Shield already Defeated?
Anonymous Coward writes "Forbes is reporting that although interest in the missile defense system has waned while the US military addresses more pressing matters of immediate concern, the Russians have already developed an anti-missile-defense missile designed to defeat the system. Were the US military to actually prove that the missile defense shield worked, the Russian rocket's "zig-zag" flightpath taken en route to it's target would render the shield useless. Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the non-ballistic trajectory would leave the projectile virtually impossible to down or divert. The author feels inclined to say that the missile defense shield was intended as a defense against rogue states such as North Korea that have not acquired this technology yet."
And we all know that missles have a mind of thier own capable of independent thought, movement and pro-recreation.
I also find the missle's ability to heal itself to be fascinating. One day maybe humans can adapt something like this and cure them selves of the common cold or other viral infections. Maybe with enough study of these missles, humans and other animals could have the ability to heal broken bones and possible inherit a sence of self preservation were we improvise, adapt and overcome life threatening obsticles. Maybe we could pass this information onto the plant life so they could benefit too.
I would tend to think that missile defense is a good idea. However a variation on mutually assured destruction would be more effective. If countries like North Korea and Iran knew that we'd make them pay dearly if they ever attacked us they would probably be deterred from doing so.
However all of the american peace activists would like to see evil USA wiped off the map anyways. So kill BMD, reduce our millitary, cut the defense budget and send everybody to diplomacy training.
Our enemys are aware that even many of our own citizens are anti-USA. So if they nuke us they know that there will be a huge, "Why do they hate us?" movement. Maybe if we give them money and wipe Israel off the map for them they'll be our friend and stop nuking us. But heaven forbid we just stick up for ourselves and fight back.