Anti-Missile Defenses For Commercial Jets

The AP reports that the first anti-missile defense system has been installed for testing on a commercial jet, a FedEx cargo carrier. The system is intended to detect the launch of a shoulder-fired missile at takeoff or landing, and disable the missile with a laser beam. Sen. Barbara Baxter (D-California) is one of the supporters of the system. She and other members of Congress are hoping to equip all US commercial passenger liners with this system in 20 years, at a cost of billions of dollars. Is this good common sense or the costly future of a society hobbled by fear of terrorism?

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Re:Spend less money on defense, and be less of a d

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Not sure how this is flamebait, it's dead on.

Re:Spend less money on defense, and be less of a d

[plantman-the-womb-st]

Speaking as an American, we are dicks to the rest of the world, not just Iraq, the rest of the entire world. It's not flamebait if it's true. And as far as your examples, what? Do you actually think that women in Iraq weren't allowed to go to school? Do you seriously believe that? My advice, meet someone from Iraq. As for the "religious sect" bullshit, that stuff for some reason was never a problem before we lead the insurrection into Iraq. The voting thing, yes true, but it's a shame that now that they voted we've decided we don't like their choices and are still fucking with them.