Quote Originally Posted by Markass
lol, a fucking space based phase of the arms race?? good grief...why, so they can shoot meteors and aliens with missles like on a video game? jeez louise..
Sounds ridiculous, but its true man. It is a space based arms race. Did you know pretty much everything you do in a day is dependent on satellite communications? Going to the bank, using GPS, cash machines, your cell phone...tons of shit. All cuz of satellites. The point of them 'testing' their stuff is to remind eachother that one missile launch into an enemy satellite would cripple that country economically, to the extent of which we've never seen. In our world, being so technologically dependent has opened up the idea of space based warfare.
It's star wars..for real
scary...ridiculous sounding...but very true.
FreshNugz Reviewed by FreshNugz on . U.S. set to pull trigger on wonky spy satellite WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon says the military's attempt to shoot down a wayward U.S. spy satellite as it falls toward Earth could happen as early as tonight, but no final decision on timing has been made. Press secretary Geoff Morrell says senior military officers, including the head of the U.S. Strategic Command, are evaluating the situation and will advise Defence Secretary Robert Gates on the best time to carry it out. The plan is to fire a missile that would release a non-explosive Rating: 5