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| US interceptors capable of hitting Russian ICBMs |
| 2007-09-29 |
| Interceptor missiles deployed in Poland as part of a US missile defence shield would be fast enough to target Russian intercontinental missiles, contrary to US assurances, a US researcher said Thursday. Ted Postol, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a long time critic of the US missile defence system, said the US Missile Defence Agency (MDA) is understating the speed of the interceptor and overstating the speed of Russian long range missiles. MDA spokesman Rick Lehner said Postol had no access to missile test data and his assertions were “totally false.” The United States is negotiating to station 10 interceptor missiles in Poland and a high powered targeting radar in the Czech Republic to counter what it says is a growing missile threat from Iran. Russia has objected vehemently to the plan on grounds that the European site could be used against its missiles, despite repeated denials from Washington. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Nice call, Nimble! |
| Posted by: logi_cal 2007-09-29 12:10 |
| #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 |
| #6 This would be the same missile defense shield that could never possibly work? |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-09-29 07:59 |
| #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 |
| #4 The headline strikes me as a feature, not a bug. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2007-09-29 01:49 |
| #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 |
| #2 Even if true, those ten interceptors better be pretty good to hit all 1000+ Russian ICBMs... lol |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2007-09-29 00:19 |
| #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 |