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Missile Hits Dying US Spy Satellite
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| 2008-02-21 02:31:31
| ROBERT BURNS,AP
Posted on 02/20/2008 11:45:20 PM PST by BellStar
WASHINGTON (AP) - A missile launched from a Navy cruiser soared 130 miles above the Pacific and smashed a dying and potentially deadly U.S. spy satellite Wednesday, the Pentagon said. Several defense officials said it apparently achieved the main aim of destroying an onboard tank of toxic fuel.
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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: missile; missiledefense; satellite; shootdown; spartansixdelta; spy; us; usn
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posted on
02/20/2008 11:45:21 PM PST
by
BellStar
To: anymouse
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posted on
02/20/2008 11:46:56 PM PST
by
BellStar
("We recognize no Sovereign but God and no King but Jesus.")
To: BellStar
Although this is cool, I kind of think the fuel thing is a red herring. They were probably worried about other stuff more.
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posted on
02/20/2008 11:50:07 PM PST
by
microgood
To: BellStar
Dear China,
Awesome that you’ve got some nifty toys. Note that one of our navy ships, at sea, launched a missile and took out a sat. Now recall how many ships we have.
Love, The United States.
PS: You should see what our planes do.
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posted on
02/20/2008 11:55:07 PM PST
by
kingu
(Party for rent - conservative opinions not required.)
To: BellStar
To: Fudd Fan; Dr. Scarpetta; Cautor; rockrr; Bahbah; baystaterebel; GodBlessUSA; Mo1; Hattie; ...
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posted on
02/20/2008 11:58:27 PM PST
by
BellStar
("We recognize no Sovereign but God and no King but Jesus.")
To: BellStar
Hmmmm ... a prominently-visible meteorite streaks over Montana Tuesday night, and today the U.S. shoots down a satellite with pinpoint precision using a munition not intended for the purpose. Where are the conspiracy theorists?
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posted on
02/21/2008 12:01:00 AM PST
by
Mr Ramsbotham
(Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
To: BellStar
A bunch of Russian guys just pulled a 2.7 meter mirror out of my swimming pool. Anybody know what that’s all about?
To: zeestephen
A bunch of Russian guys just pulled a 2.7 meter mirror out of my swimming pool. Anybody know what that’s all about? After they leave look around in your bushes for the sensor chip. I'll send you $100 for it.
To: zeestephen
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posted on
02/21/2008 12:06:49 AM PST
by
BellStar
("We recognize no Sovereign but God and no King but Jesus.")
To: BellStar
The Reagan Revolution lives on! His SDI vision in action.
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posted on
02/21/2008 12:07:11 AM PST
by
Azzurri
To: kingu
I love this forum because of posts like yours!
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posted on
02/21/2008 12:08:12 AM PST
by
BellStar
("We recognize no Sovereign but God and no King but Jesus.")
To: Azzurri
The Reagan Revolution lives on! His SDI vision in action.Amen!
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posted on
02/21/2008 12:09:34 AM PST
by
BellStar
("We recognize no Sovereign but God and no King but Jesus.")
To: Mr Ramsbotham
Where are the conspiracy theorists?Asleep dreaming up conspiracy theories!
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posted on
02/21/2008 12:11:32 AM PST
by
BellStar
("We recognize no Sovereign but God and no King but Jesus.")
To: BellStar
Cool. Let’s take out a few more just to be safe.
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posted on
02/21/2008 12:11:42 AM PST
by
Berlin_Freeper
(Huckabee: ‘I Majored In Miracles’)
To: BellStar
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posted on
02/21/2008 12:13:38 AM PST
by
syriacus
(Mrs. Obama's Little Book of Etiquette says it's NOW acceptable to be REALLY proud of being American.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Hello Berlin_Freeper,
I lived in Germany a few years.
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posted on
02/21/2008 12:15:39 AM PST
by
BellStar
("We recognize no Sovereign but God and no King but Jesus.")
To: syriacus
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posted on
02/21/2008 12:20:10 AM PST
by
BellStar
(In Arab culture and under Islamic law, if your father is a Muslim, so are you Obama!)
To: syriacus
From that article:
In the buildup to Wednesday night’s dramatic event, a chorus of critics expressed concern that the action could provoke a military space race or damage U.S. satellites or the international space station.
LOL, just how stupid are these people?
Do they have any idea how big "space" is?
Do they think everything put up there by Humans is all squished up in one little area?
I'm gobsmacked at their stupididy.
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posted on
02/21/2008 12:21:49 AM PST
by
Syncro
To: syriacus
...and my spelling of “stupididy”
:>)
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posted on
02/21/2008 12:22:53 AM PST
by
Syncro
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