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To: Nachum

Rods from God. Imagine if a country had a robotic space plane that could maneuver in orbit for months at a time, and enough payload capacity to hold several dozen (guess) Tungsten rods.


8 posted on 12/02/2011 11:19:13 AM PST by Jack of all Trades (Hold your face to the light, even though for the moment you do not see.)
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To: Jack of all Trades
I think you're right on here. Aircraft(probably UAVs) skimming the upper atmosphere or stationary platforms with kinetic projectiles are coming, it's just a matter of time. From what I've read about this, a platform launching three or four 100kg rods from space will definitely ruin someone's day! Wonder what the actual blast/shock radius of that would be?
16 posted on 12/02/2011 12:13:27 PM PST by aegiscg47
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To: Jack of all Trades

The X-37 is being kept in orbit longer than expected, and Iran keeps having mishaps at its weapons facilities.


19 posted on 12/02/2011 12:26:30 PM PST by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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