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India Developing Vehicle To Knock Enemy Satellites

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the start-humming-the-music dept.

Frankie70 writes "Star Wars are back in fashion. With perennial (and nuclear armed) foe Pakistan always teetering on the brink of political collapse and neighboring regional superpower China taking greater strides into space technology, India has announced that it is developing an exo-atmospheric 'kill vehicle' that will knock enemy satellites out of orbit."

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  1. Ready set fight by RedTeflon · · Score: 5, Funny

    I personally cant wait for Dish & Direct TV to start battling it out by shooting down each others satellites.

  2. Re:Knock by MRe_nl · · Score: 4, Funny

    Luckily, very few satellites these days have "Wizard Lock" and or "Hold Portal" cast on them.

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    "Kill 'em all and let Root sort 'em out"
  3. Re:Buckshot orbital shooting gallery! by Arthur+Grumbine · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fortunately, space is big. Really big.

    [citation needed]

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    Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure everything I just said is completely wrong.
  4. Re:India announces a lot. by MRe_nl · · Score: 4, Funny

    Five aircraft carriers on the moon would do India a fat lot of good,
    there's no atmosphere for the planes you dumbass.

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    "Kill 'em all and let Root sort 'em out"