Space Wars (5)

1 Name: Sling!myL1/SLing 2004-11-18 01:08 ID:Ktpht2VA [Del]

Nov 12, 2004
"A team has successfully fired for the first time a powerful laser meant to fly aboard a modified 747 as part of a U.S. ballistic missile defense shield"
http://olympics.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=6802812

Nov 17, 2004
Russia new nuclear missile systems project started
http://olympics.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=6841909
"Russia's latest nuclear innovation was a test launch in February of a missile designed to outwit Washington's planned $50 billion missile shield."

2 Name: Lain!.b4fqjPDPo 2004-11-18 05:03 ID:xCyAs9HA [Del]

It's the Cold War... 2.0!

3 Name: Sling!myL1/SLing 2004-11-18 06:19 ID:Ktpht2VA [Del]

Yeah, it's an upgrade.
v1.0: Imperialists vs Communists
v2.0: Imperialists vs Terrorists vs Communists

4 Name: dmpk2k!hinhT6kz2E 2004-11-18 06:45 ID:DS2Ed9+A [Del]

Hah. >>3 has a nice point.

The sad thing about the situation is that countermeasures to the shield are a lot cheaper than the shield itself. The problem the shield attempts to address. Outwitting that shield will be easy.

5 Name: dmpk2k!hinhT6kz2E 2004-11-18 06:45 ID:DS2Ed9+A [Del]

*the problem the shield attempts to address is hard.

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