1 shot one kill, who the man???
A 17,000 mph target hit right in the fuel tank as planned.
FOX showed the video of the hit, spectacular footage.
Better then “Star Wars” FX, a perfect sphere with explosions within.
Sorry, can’t find footage but I’m sure it will be sown by stations that don’t mind showing America succeed at something.

Back for an edit :
FOX showed the footage again (No wait, we don’t use film or video anymore. ).

FOX showed the giga again and it actually looks exactly like a modern day sci-fi fx.
Does man have insight our what???

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Only a liberal would know how hard it is to get a nicotine patch to stick to a monkey.

Haven't seen the video, but it sounds pretty cool...

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Obama's New "57 State Patriotic Pin":




Sayeth John Drake - 10/13/08: "OK, you're right, I admit to LYING"

I thought it was all pretty cool, conspiracy theories be damned.

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“Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.” -Dr. Carl Sagan

The man are those who could do it way back in the 60s.

I would be very surprised if the satellite that was tracked for months wouldnt be hit.

I don't want to sound grumpy, but wouldn't it be cheaper to just design the things with a self-destruct mechanism? Just send the signal, and save a few million bucks...

The chance of it hitting something while coming down are so small. This is about testing the missile, not about destroying the satellite.

The satellite malfunctioned and stopped responding to commands shortly after launch.

So even if there were a self-destruct mechanism on board, there was no way to tell it to blow itself up.

Matt

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De duobus malis, minus est semper eligendum

first, you add extra weight to the payload.
Second, when the satellite manual gets stolen, the enemy can send the signal whenever it wants.

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“ The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.”

Adam Smith , The Wealth of Nations 1776

"We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"
FDR's second Inaugural Address

I personally doubt it. If the US wanted to simply test a missile, we'd probably just say we're testing a missile. We test missiles quite often, not sure why we'd need to concoct a cover story for this one. In fact, I'd go as far to say that it would actually be beneficial to test a missile without everyone watching, as was the case here. That way, if you mess up, you don't completely embarrass yourself.

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“Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.” -Dr. Carl Sagan

Yes, but not that much. The fuel tank alone weighed 1,000 lbs, I just read.

Well, if they can do that, they can just start its thrusters and make it fall.

Ah. That's weird. Expensive as these things are, they're probably built with at least two of everything they might need.

Yes, but they're not testing a missile, they're saving mankind from that nasty spy satellite...

If the chances of it hitting something are small, then it is possible that it would hit something. If it did hit something and cause damage, then the United States could be held as acting irresponsiblly for not doing something about it when the capability existed. If the United States does something about it, then they can not be held as acting irresponsiblly for allowing preventable damage from happening. The United States did do something about it. Therefore, they can not be held as acting irresponsiblly for allowing preventable damage from happening.

That's right. Had we not blown it up, it would've hit the earth with the energy of a million suns, wiping out all known life in an instant.

Anyways, I believe any other country with the capabilities would've done the same thing in a similar situation.

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“Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.” -Dr. Carl Sagan

good job...message sent and received.

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No individual can plan his own existence in their view.

So the state planners must arrogate to themselves the right to manipulate any sector of the economic system if the good of “society” or the “general welfare” is paramount.

Ipso- if the rights of the individual get in the way, the rights of the individual must be sublimated.

The Road to Serfdom
FA Hayek (interpretation)


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