Russia targets US missile shield - Polidicks

[QUOTE]Russia has threatened to deploy missiles to target the US missile shield in Europe[/QUOTE] It'd be a pretty shitty missile shield if you could destroy it with missiles.

Would it be a good idea to prepare a fall out shelter in case Medvedev decides to flip a shit?

[QUOTE=MrEndangered;33419690]You're saying that like they can AFFORD to build their own.[/QUOTE] Because the US totally can.. ...

[QUOTE=Kopimi;33420459]i dont think "computing studies" is a thing[/QUOTE] It most certainly is a thing, my school does it for A level. [editline]24th November 2011[/editline] Also it seems Russia is being the reasonable one here.

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;33419578]Russia is just being paranoid and thinks the goal of the missile shield is to cut them off.[/QUOTE] It's actually more of a show to it's allies that it is still a superpower. Same goes for it's pretty hardline state with Georgia, natural resources and a couple of other things. [QUOTE=Hidole555;33420549]It'd be a pretty shitty missile shield if you could destroy it with missiles.[/QUOTE] You need a certain range and reaction time to intercept them.

I didn't actually know we had anti missile technology to be honest, I thought MIRV missiles made them virtually useless.

i have to cut them some slack if there was a war i wouldn't want American's missiles any were near my assets. And if we do finishing installing the shield, Russia will be significantly weaker because it cant deploy and Long Range/Med range missiles to help forward the country in battle.

[QUOTE=Maximo13;33420398]The Kremlin has a youtube channel. That makes it 5 times better than the White House.[/QUOTE] The white house has a youtube channel. It's silly

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;33420852]I didn't actually know we had anti missile technology to be honest, I thought MIRV missiles made them virtually useless.[/QUOTE] its not like we can destroy our own sats with our missiles :v:

[QUOTE=Mr.T;33420230]ITT: Internet Professors in International Relations[/QUOTE] The concept of the superpower balance created by MAD isn't exactly rocket science. Russia's concerns are legitimate.

[QUOTE=Hidole555;33420549]It'd be a pretty shitty missile shield if you could destroy it with missiles.[/QUOTE] um, any missile can take out another missile it just depends how fast the missile updates with new positioning data and also how fast its going.

[QUOTE=Cheezy;33420693]Because the US totally can.. ...[/QUOTE] Yeah, actually, it can. We're not bankrupt; neither is Russia. The difference is that their economy is far worse than ours. It's been that way for 13 years now, back when they decided to default on their national debt under Yeltsin in '98.

[QUOTE=LunchboxOfDoom;33421009]It's been that way for 13 years now, back when they decided to default on their national debt under Yeltsin in '98.[/QUOTE] Glorious leader, seemed like such a responsible man :v: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-z9wfueMAw[/media]

Beh I think its a way to make Americans wake up and realize they cant control everything. I wouldn't think they would REALLY deploy missiles

[QUOTE=Mr.T;33420230]ITT: Internet Professors in International Relations[/QUOTE] You know what? I absolutely fucking hate it when someone says something like that. We are here to DISCUSS on a FORUM - how can we discuss if we don't express our view on the subject?

[QUOTE=Croix;33420872]The white house has a youtube channel. It's silly[/QUOTE] Never saw it. Besides, it's not as cool as it doesn't have Closed Captioning because English.

I wonder how the US would react if Russia placed a "missile shield" in Mexico and Cuba. Let's say to protect South America from North Korean missiles.

I knew that missile defence system placed in our country would make us a big target in case of any conflict. Fuck.

Why can't these 2 just get along...

[QUOTE=ionuttzu;33423168]I knew that missile defence system placed in our country would make us a big target in case of any conflict. Fuck.[/QUOTE] I don't think the missile defence itself is the problem, it's where they're putting it.

Cold War II. Daw nothing's gonna' happen.

Russia and the USA freakishly MANAGED to avoid blowing up the world 30 years ago, let's hope they are smart enough to avoid this one too.

I was trying to legitimately pay attention to the Closed Captions but his awesome language and accent distracted me greatly.

What the fuck I dident know the Kremlin had a youtube account.

Everytime the words 'missile shield' comes into my mind, I think of a fucking satellite with lasers.

While I am patriotic and whatnot I don't see why we can't just sign the freakin' paper saying we won't use this against Russia.

It's like watching the world spiral slowly out of control.

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;33420852]I didn't actually know we had anti missile technology to be honest, I thought MIRV missiles made them virtually useless.[/QUOTE] We do, it's just junk. That's why there was that big focus on researching hypersonic projectiles, actually. Sure, you could use them to hit a target, but the main point would be being able to get up in an ICBM's business early. Right now, our anti-missile efforts are, to use the common analogy, like trying to stop a spread of shotgun pellets by firing another shotgun at it. You're trying to swarm MIRV crap that's trying to swam you, the whole thing ends up missing more often than not and being a huge waste of funds.

[QUOTE=MrEndangered;33419690]You're saying that like they can AFFORD to build their own.[/QUOTE] Last time I checked we didn't have any money either.

[QUOTE=Im Crimson;33420917]The concept of the superpower balance created by MAD isn't exactly rocket science. Russia's concerns are legitimate.[/QUOTE] But it really is rocket science.