New U.S missle can reach anyhwhere in under an hour.
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[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;21531941]It depends on the strength of the weapon.
I can argue nuclear weapons were, and still are, the best war deterrents we have against industrialized nations.[/QUOTE]
yes we still need nukes to keep those wiley spanish and canadians away
the canadians still want revenge for 1812
[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;21531941]It depends on the strength of the weapon.
I can argue nuclear weapons were, and still are, the best war deterrents we have against industrialized nations.[/QUOTE]
i can argue you're wrong
[QUOTE=Cogniscente;21531944]commercial, sure, but not civilian[/QUOTE]
i wasn't aware that telecomm companies were ran by the pentagon
[QUOTE=Wakka;21531942]Why must we have this?[/QUOTE] To defend ourselfs, take out osama,, and help defend our allies, etc etc.
[QUOTE=Cogniscente;21531917]yeah i see civilians piloting their suborbital satellites all the time
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the internet, GPS network, an assload of medical tech, and cellphones
definitely suborbital satellites
[QUOTE=Arachnidus;21531982]the internet, GPS network, an assload of medical tech, and cellphones
definitely suborbital satellites[/QUOTE]
my dick is arguable a suborbital satellite when fully erect
I'm all for this. If countries start switching to similar systems, nukes would be almost useless.
[QUOTE=Arachnidus;21531982]the internet, GPS network, an assload of medical tech, and cellphones
definitely suborbital satellites[/QUOTE]
the internet is not ran between satellites
well, it is, but it's very scarce and mainly just for the military
[QUOTE=killa747;21531974]To defend ourselfs, take out osama,, and help defend our allies, etc etc.[/QUOTE]
That's bullshit.
[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;21531955]Commercial is civilian.[/QUOTE]
no it's not
[QUOTE=fskman;21531993]I'm all for this. If countries start switching to similar systems, nukes would be almost useless.[/QUOTE]
there'd be a "taser effect", instead of offering a non-nuclear (non lethal) option, they'd be used willy-nilly
If the circumference of the earth is just about 40,000 kilometers, and we decided to go and nuke china, in order for the missile to live up to this article, it would need to move at [I]at least[/I] 20,000 kilometers per hour.
:damn:
[QUOTE=Pvt. Ryan;21532014]there'd be a "taser effect", instead of offering a non-nuclear (non lethal) option, they'd be used willy-nilly[/QUOTE]
Hey, better than nuking half the globe.
[QUOTE=fskman;21532031]Hey, better than nuking half the globe.[/QUOTE]
no it's not
[QUOTE=fskman;21532031]Hey, better than nuking half the globe.[/QUOTE]
no it isn't
[QUOTE=Wakka;21532009]That's bullshit.[/QUOTE] read the op. it clearly says they might beable to take out osama while hiding somewhere.
[QUOTE=killa747;21532058]read the op. it clearly says they might beable to take out osama while hiding somewhere.[/QUOTE]
that was a fucking example, leave
[QUOTE=Pvt. Ryan;21532054]no it isn't[/QUOTE]
Explain your reasoning?
Even if they are used willy nilly, at least there isn't fallout.
[QUOTE=fskman;21532070]Explain your reasoning?
Even if they are used willy nilly, at least there isn't fallout.[/QUOTE]
do you understand what fallout is
if there's nukes used all there will be fallout
usually over enormous distances what with the yield of modern nukes
[QUOTE=killa747;21532058]read the op. it clearly says they might beable to take out osama while hiding somewhere.[/QUOTE]
yeah if they fucking knew where he was, that knowledge is worth more than a hundred of these money holes
it's not like a predator with a hellfire couldn't do it just as easily and way cheaper
[QUOTE=Cogniscente;21532084]do you understand what fallout is
if there's nukes used all there will be fallout
usually over enormous distances what with the yield of modern nukes[/QUOTE]
Modern nukes are usually under a megaton.
And besides, they want to use conventional warheads.
[QUOTE=Cogniscente;21532012]no it's not[/QUOTE]
Civilian is simply an organization that is not part of a country's armed forces, are you saying every commercial satellite up today is intertwined with the military?
[QUOTE=fskman;21532107]Modern nukes are usually under a megaton.[/QUOTE]
tactical nukes are usually under a megaton
we're not talking about those varieties of nukes
[QUOTE=fskman;21532070]Explain your reasoning?
Even if they are used willy nilly, at least there isn't fallout.[/QUOTE]
because people would die and it effectively gives the united states complete domination over the entire world until russia/china/india/brazil/whoever makes some
at least with nukes everyone knows the horrors they cause, if we had a non-nuclear option then there is nothing stopping us from shooting them off for whatever reason we want, which has far worse international relations ramifications than nukes do. everyone knows we won't use nukes, because that would be irresponsible. with these, we don't even need carrier groups or an air force, we can just shoot it at anyone anywhere for whatever reason.
before tasers, cops didn't have much in the way of non-lethal ways of dealing with someone, and so they showed restraint (unless they were racists or dumbasses). now that they have tasers, the police can brutalize people much easier.
[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;21532113]Civilian is simply an organization that is not part of a country's armed forces, are you saying every commercial satellite up today is intertwined with the military?[/QUOTE]
commercial is commercial, there's not only two socioeconomical classes, dumbfuck
[QUOTE=Cogniscente;21532068]that was a fucking example, leave[/QUOTE] Nice unnecessary cursing out. and yes i knew it was an example. i repeated it for the guy that said bullshit. I suggest you leave.
Also, Pvt. your right. sorry man.
[QUOTE=killa747;21531888]There are citizens in iran that arent doing anything but living there. the whole US can get sued from killing harmless citizens.[/QUOTE]
was a joke, but yeah that wouldn't be a good idea
i guess destroying the nuclear weapons or whatever there would be a hand job,
Maybe instead of blowing all that money on military, you could pay off some of your debts. Your economy is still going down the shitter.
[QUOTE=Pvt. Ryan;21532121]because people would die and it effectively gives the united states complete domination over the entire world until russia/china/india/brazil/whoever makes some[/QUOTE]
Still better than nukes.
Massive metal rods launched from orbital platforms.
Drop it from anywhere in orbit and gravity does the rest, by the time it reaches the ground it will be so fast it would have the destructive power of a nuclear missile minus the radiation, no need for propulsion system or complex electronics so it would be really cheap to produce.
Kinetic force is a bitch.
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