• WikiLeaks: US and China in military standoff over space missiles
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[quote]The United States threatened to take military action against China during a secret "star wars" arms race within the past few years, according to leaked documents obtained by The Daily Telegraph. The two nuclear superpowers both shot down their own satellites using sophisticated missiles in separate show of strength, the files suggest. The American Government was so incensed by Chinese actions in space that it privately warned Beijing it would face military action if it did not desist. The Chinese carried out further tests as recently as last year, however, leading to further protests from Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, secret documents show. Beijing justified its actions by accusing the Americans of developing an “offensive” laser weapon system that would have the capability of destroying missiles before they left enemy territory. The disclosures are contained in the latest documents obtained by the Wikileaks website, which have been released to The Telegraph. They detail the private fears of both superpowers as they sought mastery of the new military frontier. [/quote] [img]http://s.telegraph.co.uk/graphics/hotspotgraphics/18starwarsnew/assets/79StarWars.jpg[/img] Source : [url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8299495/WikiLeaks-US-and-China-in-military-standoff-over-space-missiles.html#[/url]
Is it not counter productive to shoot down a valuble satallite?
Apparently late, but I haven't heard of this. What an Explosive story.
If there was a war, the population difference is great... The debt might go bye-bye though.
Are you fucking with me? They hid this shit? Oh no wait it's just fucking, "HAHA The Chinese/Americans have bigger guns/satellites/dicks than you do!" nonsensical problems caused by dumbass governments that should be fucking eliminated via a fucking genocide of everyone involved. Jesus shit, don't we have better fucking problems than global dick waving? [u][b]FUCKING. CHILDREN.[/b][/u]
So.. they are getting mad because they're shooting their own satellites down?
[QUOTE=Roof;27982256]So.. they are getting mad because they're shooting their own satellites down?[/QUOTE] Think of it as a nuclear arms test, but less severe. Shooting down satellites that would cost billions to replace would devastate hundreds of scientific and practical fields.
[QUOTE=Roof;27982256]So.. they are getting mad because they're shooting their own satellites down?[/QUOTE] It creates shitloads of debris in orbit that can last for centuries. There's enough debris as it is.
[QUOTE=Billiam;27982502]Think of it as a nuclear arms test, but less severe. Shooting down satellites that would cost billions to replace would devastate hundreds of scientific and practical fields.[/QUOTE] Why not test it on the Chinese? They have a few people to spare.
[QUOTE=Killy_Mcgee;27982216]Are you fucking with me? They hid this shit? Oh no wait it's just fucking, "HAHA The Chinese/Americans have bigger guns/satellites/dicks than you do!" nonsensical problems caused by dumbass governments that should be fucking eliminated via a fucking genocide of everyone involved. Jesus shit, don't we have better fucking problems than global dick waving? [u][b]FUCKING. CHILDREN.[/b][/u][/QUOTE] Call them children but advocate genocide in the same paragraph? Glub glub
[QUOTE=Killy_Mcgee;27982216]Are you fucking with me? They hid this shit? Oh no wait it's just fucking, "HAHA The Chinese/Americans have bigger guns/satellites/dicks than you do!" nonsensical problems caused by dumbass governments that should be fucking eliminated via a fucking genocide of everyone involved. Jesus shit, don't we have better fucking problems than global dick waving? [u][b]FUCKING. CHILDREN.[/b][/u][/QUOTE] lets just kill everyone I disagree with BECAUSE THEY ARE IMMATURE
Someone started the star wars marathon without me? What.. The... Fuck man
[QUOTE=usaokay;27985564]I think it's time to register for a vault at Vault-Tec.[/QUOTE] Make sure to get one of the control Vaults.
[QUOTE=Fort83;27990420]So basically the US is mad at China for developing these space missiles and threatening them, yet the US is doing the exact same thing?[/QUOTE] That's the US for you. A good example is that they moan when their own people die yet they invade countries and in the process kill thousands of more people.
[QUOTE=Clark21;27990783]That's the US for you. A good example is that they moan when their own people die yet they invade countries and in the process kill thousands of more people.[/QUOTE] Isn't that what every country does?
[QUOTE=Dustinm16;27974972]If there was a war, the population difference is great... The debt might go bye-bye though.[/QUOTE] Numbers don't equal quality though. Even though there are a billion something Chinese, how many of them could actually take on the Marines?
[QUOTE=Tark;27982832]It creates shitloads of debris in orbit that can last for centuries. There's enough debris as it is.[/QUOTE] If we create enough space junk, maybe we can have rings
I thought we had an agreement to not militarize space?
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