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2009-09-29 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by Steve White 2009-09-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top

#1 So an Iranian missile that is capable of hitting Central Europe (about 2000 miles) would have an apogee of about 500 miles. The SM-3 satellite shoot down occurred at an altitude of 150 miles with the ship preplaced at a highly advantageous location. This is going to work.

Posted by ed 2009-09-29 00:58|| 2009-09-29 00:58|| Front Page Top

#2 apogee of about 500 miles = about 500 km.
Good night all.

Posted by ed 2009-09-29 02:13|| 2009-09-29 02:13|| Front Page Top

#3 The Cold War OFFENSIVE Strategic Triad is now the DEFENSIVE TRIAD.

Should prove intewesting, as the PLAN is repor considering dev OFFENSIVE ARSENAL/FIRE-SHIPS equipped wid multiple VLS, among other, + as part of their anti-USN, anti- Aircraft Carrier strategy - WILL THE USN ON ITS PART DEV "DEFENSIVE" ARSENAL/FIRE-SHIPS???

Posted by JosephMendiola">JosephMendiola 2009-09-29 02:15|| na]">[na] 2009-09-29 02:15|| Front Page Top

#4 > The {US} Navy's new mission of protecting Europe from ballistic-missile attacks has widespread implications for the surface fleet, potentially affecting everything from deployment schedules to crewing arrangements to command-and-control procedures for cruisers and destroyers.

Shouldn't you know Europe be paying for this???

A defensive subsidy is as damaging as any other.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-09-29 06:17|| 2009-09-29 06:17|| Front Page Top

#5 No assistance please from Admiral Mullin or General Jones.

"The enemy is not the Russians, the enemy is the US Navy!"
General Curtis E. LeMay

Posted by Besoeker in Duitsland 2009-09-29 07:15|| 2009-09-29 07:15|| Front Page Top

#6 BP, that's a point for the next US president to press because the current one certainly won't. Bambi doesn't even believe in missile defense and the shield isn't really going to be operational before 2012 or so. So the 45th president is going to have to lay the tab for this in front of the EU, or else the ships sail home.

Posted by Steve White 2009-09-29 07:44|| 2009-09-29 07:44|| Front Page Top

#7 Once again 0bama has no plan.

Posted by Parabellum 2009-09-29 08:57|| http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/]">[http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/] 2009-09-29 08:57|| Front Page Top

#8 somehow charging the Euros for freeriding wasn't as big a concern when we were putting in a land based BMD, now was it?

Posted by liberalhawk 2009-09-29 11:16|| 2009-09-29 11:16|| Front Page Top

#9 Gee, I've been pointing out that massive military welfare that's been in existence since the early 70s when Western Europe attained a combined population and GDP equal to that of the US. All we got were excuses and kept footing the bill. When the Wall went down there was no reason to keep anyone there. Something about entangling alliances. Now with a financial Mount Pinatubo [which was finally the last card to get us out of the Philippines}, maybe we can pull way back. In the words of the Emperor Honorius to the citizens of Roman Britannia, see to your own defense.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-09-29 11:48|| 2009-09-29 11:48|| Front Page Top

#10 well congrats Para, but I havent seen that concern expressed regarding the land based BDM elsewhere.

I have different POV about the cold war era. Since 1992, the US presence in Germany, it could be argued was as much about having a launching pad for actions in the mideast as anything else. Anyway, with Russia on the rise, Im not sure this is the ideal time to pull out. I do want to see more euro commitment in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and elsewhere though.

Posted by liberalhawk 2009-09-29 12:05|| 2009-09-29 12:05|| Front Page Top

#11 oops,meant "congrats procopius"

Posted by liberalhawk 2009-09-29 12:05|| 2009-09-29 12:05|| Front Page Top

#12 WMF > MEDVEDEV: RUSSIA NEEDS AT LEAST TEN YEARS TO REBUILD ITS NAVY [Goal> 70% moderniz by Year 2020].

Posted by JosephMendiola">JosephMendiola 2009-09-29 21:34|| na]">[na] 2009-09-29 21:34|| Front Page Top

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