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2007-09-29 Europe

US interceptors capable of hitting Russian ICBMs

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Posted by Fred 2007-09-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Amer's BMD-GMD works, ergo is the threat to Russia = World peace. *Ya see how screwed up Gummintism is, Moriarty, first Govt doesn't spend enuff $$$ to assure the USA produces more quality Perts than anyone else, and then as iff that wasn't enuff produces Perts that make things that work!? D *** NG IT, THE JOB OF GOVT IS TO SPEND $$$ SO THAT NUTHIN' WORKS!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-09-29 00:16|| 2007-09-29 00:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Even if true, those ten interceptors better be pretty good to hit all 1000+ Russian ICBMs... lol

Posted by Laurence of the Rats">Laurence of the Rats 2007-09-29 00:19|| 2007-09-29 00:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Haven't seen his name in a while but Postol is a long time anti BMD crusader. He is ego and ideologically driven. He was half right in sort of debunking the Patriot intercepts of SCUDs in GW1, soaked in the media acclaim, grew and even bigger ego and is now happy to oblige the media when it calls for quotes against any and all BMD tech.

You have to be a PhD to be so monumentally stupid as to think purely defensive systems are somehow a threat to peace and stability. Russia can saturate our defenses but Iran and NK cannot. I'll take that deal. It's better than nothing.

Posted by JAB 2007-09-29 00:55|| 2007-09-29 00:55|| Front Page Top

#4 The headline strikes me as a feature, not a bug.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2007-09-29 01:49|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2007-09-29 01:49|| Front Page Top

#5 As President Reagan used to say: "peace with security." However, I think constructive engagement is the best way to bring Russia into the western fold. The Euro missiles will have the reverse effect. The real enemies are in Islamabad, Teheran, Riyadh, Damascus, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Tripoli, Hamastan, Helmund (Afghanistan), etc.

Posted by McZoid 2007-09-29 02:29|| 2007-09-29 02:29|| Front Page Top

#6 This would be the same missile defense shield that could never possibly work?

Posted by Excalibur 2007-09-29 07:59|| 2007-09-29 07:59|| Front Page Top

#7 The sign of true genius is the ability to sustain belief in two mutually exclusive ideas at the same time. Postal is a genius.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-09-29 08:05|| 2007-09-29 08:05|| Front Page Top

#8 Nice call, Nimble!

Posted by logi_cal">logi_cal 2007-09-29 12:10|| 2007-09-29 12:10|| Front Page Top

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