The Missile Defense Shield is up... and is operational.
An un-named source, within the defense community, is reported to have confirmed the missile shield was switched from “Test” mode to “Operational” mode as a result of the impending North Korean missile “test firing”.
“Little Green Footballs” has more on this story at:
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=21139&only&rss
It is indeed “good to be ready”.
We only hope this is just the beginning of a continental missile defense shield. A
part of the so-called “Star Wars” project initiated by President Ronald Reagan, the ground-based system has been in development for a number of years now
. We, as a nation, may yet come to appreciate the forward thinking of The Gipper!
Longstreet
Sir,
ReplyDeleteDo you really feel safer when the 'Ready' switch is active on a system that has never actually destroyed a target?
tsb
YES !!!
ReplyDeleteRemember, the A-Bomb had destroyed no targets before it was dropped on Japan.
Sir,
ReplyDeleteThe atom bomb was tested quite successfully in the Pacific ocean and deserts of Nevada before being used in Japan. It was by no means an untested weapon.
The missile defense system has not only been tested, but has failed EVERY TEST!! You feel safe under that umbrella?
I feel safer knowing that I'm on the far side of the continent...
tsb
Mr. Brock,
ReplyDeleteMight I suggest a subscription to
"Jane's Defence Weekly" to alleviate your ignorance on MDS.
The MDS has a SUCESSFUL "kill"
ratio of 50%. All the failures have
been software related. A 50% kill
rate beats MAD (Mutual Assured De-
struction) any day. By the way,
the last 5 tests were sucessful.
Sir, I am well aware of the tests prior to the dropping of the bomb on Japan. But that, sir, was not your question. You referenced the destruction of "A TARGET".
ReplyDeleteI also know that we had only two bombs and we did not know if we could manage the chain reaction once it had been set into motion by the bomb.
The bomb had not been tried on an "enemy target" until that date.
Before GW ran for President, the first time, I received a questionaire, from the GOP, as to my concerns about where I wanted the government to go under a Bush adminstration. One of the things I listed, as my main concerns, was a Missle Defense System for the United States. He delivered. I have not changed my mind.
The system is still being developed, even now. I have no doubts, at all, that we can develop a Missle Defense System that will stop the majority of enemy missiles aimed at this country.
I believe in this country, and what it can do, when it sets it's mind to it. Unfortunately, there are powers at work in our country, and our government, that do not want to see America succeed at anything, including a Missile Defense System. They continually bring doubt to the table of any discussion which might reference America's military might. I have no use for those who indulge in such a stategy.
Mr. Brock,
ReplyDeleteFYI: the gun"device" (Little Boy)
was NEVER tested, period. It took
3yrs to produce enough U-235 to
build ONE bomb. Oppenheimer,Fermi and Teller knew there was a 90%
probability that the "device" would
detonate. The implosion "device",fueled with Plutonium,was tested in NEW MEXICO in July,1945. Implosion, up to that point,had been a theory in Edward Teller's mind. It HAD to be tested.
That device was also 50% larger than "Fat Man",the implosion "device" detonated over
Nagasaki. The tests you refer to occurred from 1946 to 1963. A word to the wise, Mr.
Brock. Know your HISTORY!! You will
find Longstreet is very astute on
the subject. So am I.