Sure if it were just that simple. The point I am making is that the countermeasures are cheaper and faster to implement than the defense system. Consider this scenario, lets say the system works 99.99% of the time. This means that in order to get through the defense system with an effective strike you launch more missiles with more decoys etc. It would only take a few to get through.
Moreover, its far faster and cheaper to adjust a couple of hundred Mylar balloons than it is to rewrite the software controlling the system to ignore those radar signatures and to build more interceptor weapon systems. I would rather spend the money on infrastructure and educational improvements rather than spend it on the defense related companies in this area. larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 1:37 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Ouch > > > I remember the days when they developed the technology and > then showed it > oof after it worked. > > Think of every time A rocket exploded, a test plane crashed, > or things just > didn't work. You have to start small. Sure it was easy this > time. If you > consider launching a missile that detects and attacks a > single missile easy. > > I for one think that would be pretty hard to do. And if they > have gotten > this far, they can go farther. > > If people gave up every time something didn't work right this > industry > wouldn't be around. Things take time. Especially when you are > talking about > developing a system to track and launch missiles against a > target that is > moving very fast and is much harder to track than any airplane. > > Give it time it will work. > > At 11:47 AM 12/13/2001 -0500, you wrote: > >Lets see, they knew when it was going to be launched, the > target vehicle had > >a transponder on it, and there was only one decoy. The decoy gave a > >footprint that was considerably different that the target > vehicle. Some > >test. It would be like you taking a test where all that's > required to pass > >would be just to show up. > > > >Also given that the first successful test that was reported > turned out to be > >a failure, how much trust can we put on these reports? > Personally I'd prefer > >to have the tests run by an independent agency rather than > the defense > >contractors and the military personnel who have a very strong vested > >interest in the system passing even these rigged tests. > > > >larry > > > >-- > >Larry C. Lyons > >ColdFusion/Web Developer > >Certified Advanced Macromedia ColdFusion 5 Developer > >EBStor.com > >8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > >Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > >tel: (703) 393-7930 > >fax: (703) 393-2659 > >Web: http://www.ebstor.com > > http://www.pacel.com > >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > >-- > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 11:41 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Ouch > > > > > > > > > Funny thing about science is that it is not always correct. > > > > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52885-2001Dec4.html > > > > > > Michael Corrigan > > > Programmer > > > Endora Digital Solutions > > > www.endoradigital.com > > > 630/942-5211 x-134 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Larry Lyons > > > To: CF-Community > > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 10:38 AM > > > Subject: RE: Ouch > > > > > > > > > Lets see, Russia is against the US withdrawal from the ABM > > > treaty, as > > > is > > > China, all of the EU, Canada, Britain and all the other NATO > > > countries. Need > > > I continue? > > > > > > The missile defense systems are simply a waste of money. > > > The various > > > reports > > > by different scientific bodies have all been anonymous in > > > stating that > > > the > > > system will not work. Why waste money on a Republican > boondoggle. > > > > > > larry > > > > > > -- > > > Larry C. Lyons > > > ColdFusion/Web Developer > > > Certified Advanced Macromedia ColdFusion 5 Developer > > > EBStor.com > > > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > > > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > > > tel: (703) 393-7930 > > > fax: (703) 393-2659 > > > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > > > http://www.pacel.com > > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > > > -- > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Jon Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 11:16 AM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: Re: Ouch > > > > > > > > > > > > The funny thing is that the Russians don't care since we are > > > > going to give > > > > them the tech after we develop it. Besides, they have other > > > > things to worry > > > > about that developing more missiles. > > > > It seems the Europeans and the weenies <g> in congress are > > > > the only ones > > > > that care, and neither of them really matter, since we are > > > > not pointing > > > > nukes at them. > > > > > > > > jon > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 10:16 AM > > > > Subject: Re: Ouch > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- President Bush announces U.S. withdrawing from > > > > > >Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty. > > > > > > > > > > Best news all week. That weenie Daschle apparently thinks > > > > it's a bad idea, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your ad could be here. 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