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Mystery Missile Launched Near LA
J. L. Tympanum writes "CBS News is reporting the launch of an unidentified missile off the coast of California. No one wants to take credit for it." The article has visuals taken from a CBS affiliate's helicopter, and a Navy spokesman said it wasn't theirs.
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... but it's still in Beta.
*ominous voice* Phase II has started ahead of schedule
My work here is dung.
Slim Pickens was seen straddling the missle, waving his hat, and proclaiming "YEEEEEEHAWWWWW".
The War Room could not be reached for comment, as there was a fight going on at the time.
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Will do anything to cross the border. I wonder how much pot was in that thing?
No one wants to take credit for it? Okay.
I'll take credit for it. If found please return it. Thanks.
They're testing the "dollar cluster bomb" for the Quantitative Easing 3 phase. Bernanke reckoned that helicopters were not good enough.
Lt. Chillders had his woman down there, demonstrating how to "launch a missle," and somehow, through some "unknown act" the big red button got pushed.
The end of the article says that some Ex Ambassador says that it MIGHT be a demonstration to China that US Subs can launch intercontinental missiles - since Obama is touring over there right now.
Indonesia, China. Same thing.
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Missile firing off the coast of California? Gotta be the Mythbusters. This week's myth was that you could easily build and fire a missile near the US without being caught. Myth confirmed!
"It could be a test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile from a submarine to demonstrate, mainly to Asia, that we can do that," speculated Ellsworth.
Just because, you know, we outsourced all our missile manufacturing to China and we just weren't that sure it would work.
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Maybe the whole silicon valley decided to offshore itself?
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Wrong date. November 9 is today, not last night.
Hah. You think last night was interesting.
Just you wait...
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'Cept if it was a demonstration to China, why do it 35 mi off the coast of LA? It seems unlikely to be seen from China there.
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SLBM launches don't work like that.
It would make just as much sense for you to spill coffee on your keyboard and accidentally install Windows Vista.
You have 10 seconds to find the little red dot.
I've done that. Why else would I have Vista on my machine?
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Cruise ship flare sizes are getting out of hand...
And you... kept it on?
You, you... PERVERT!
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it MIGHT be a demonstration to China that US Subs can launch intercontinental missiles
Considering that the US first launched an ICBM from a sub in 1960, this demonstration seems a bit late by now.
What next, will the US demonstrate that cars can be made with tail fins?
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The Mythbusters are just trying to disprove the myth of the DIY ICBM.
No, he ran out of money after laying out 1 MILLION DOLLARS for his laser shark program, which in his day was a tidy sum. He then had to be rushed to the hospital following a heart attack upon getting mortgage papers explaining he owed well over $750 Million in back mortgage payments for his island lair. His balloon payments were calculated to be only $100K/month in the 60's.
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How much is your data worth? Back it up now.
'Test' firing and attempting to keep a secret immediately off the coast of LA don't jive
You're right. They boogie. The difference is subtle. Very acute observation.
Er, how about swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and refracted the light from Venus?
Lost at C:>. Found at C.
Who are these so-called "scientists"?
As any reputable scientist can see it is obviously swamp gas.
Seastead this.
Don't try to confusle me with your high-falutin' words, it's pelicans, all the way up, same as in town.
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
So a warning that covers a timeframe *today* somehow explains a missile launched *yesterday*? Ummm... try again.
The US Navy test range for sud-launched ICBMs is off the coast of San Diego, well south of the point of this launch. Been there, have the t-shirt.
It was actually a successful launch of the first intercontinental stealth missile put out by Obsidian/Bethesda. Now all they have to do is sit back and let the modding community come up with the working stealth portion of the missile. China, however, will probably wait for the Intercontinental Stealth Missile: Missile of the Year to come out first.
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