A missile has hit an errant spy satellite about 140 miles above Earth, a U.S. official says

CNN ^ | 2/20/2008 | cnn

[tobyhill]

A missile has hit an errant spy satellite about 140 miles above Earth, a U.S. official says

Breaking

[arthurus]

I’m sure this was a demonstration of anti-missile tech for the benefit of Putin and the Iranians primarily. All the pre-shoot publicity is exhibiting a high degree of confidence of success. If we thought there was much of a chance of missing, we either would not have done it or it would not have been announced until it was done.I think now ABMs are a functioning reality. ICBMs and lesser missiles are a bit less useful than previously.

[Young Werther]

My Dad was a yougnster in Newark when that broadcast was made. The panic was real and several people died when their cars crashed as they sped out of town!!

[Enterprise]

Go NAVY bump!

[Campion]

I can see the NY TIMES headline tomorrow...

"Women, minorities hit hardest"

[tobyhill]

Yea I’m sure the seas were extraordinarily smooth, the satellite flashed it’s beacon light and made guiding transmissions to the missile during launch. No big deal. /s

[Gumption]

Certainly. Not any past lives though.

[JulieRNR21]

Somewhere, Ronald Reagan is smiling.

When I heard the news that the missile shot was successful.....I had the same thought.

[stockstrader]

LOL....I stand corrected...the NY TIMES HEADLINE WILL READ,,,

NAVY BRUTALLY ATTACKS AND DESTROYS AN UNARMED CIVILIAN SATELLITE COSTING TAXPAYERS MILLIONS--MINORITIES AND WOMEN WILL BE HIT HARDEST

[Wally_Kalbacken]

WOMEN AND MINORITIES IMPACTED HARDEST

[Prophet in the wilderness]

I don't care what Russia or China thinks, way to go the US Navy.
....

[Kickass Conservative]

Great minds think alike.

[Gumption]

What about the children? The poor children.

[arthurus]

The loudest part of the message was the long preshot publicity as if there were no doubt at all that it would be a bullseye.

[Historix]

LOL, SDI works.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

That kind of information is classified, the US military won’t tell us how many they got.

[stockstrader]

"YES WE CAN"!!!

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

Those crazy engineers who invented this stuff!

God bless the men with pocket protectors and big dreams!

[GovernmentShrinker]

If we can take out the satellite, why can’t we take out the Chia Pet???

[SandRat]

entertainment value????

[redstateconfidential]