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Post by Jaga on Sept 28, 2007 21:36:18 GMT -7
WASHINGTON - A number of top U.S-based physicists have concluded the United States used inaccurate claims to reassure NATO allies about U.S. missile defense plans in Eastern Europe.
They say the planned Polish-based interceptors and a radar system in the Czech Republic could target and catch Russian missiles, thus threatening Russia’s nuclear deterrent. That view supports Russia’s criticism of the system. Russia adamantly opposes the plan and the dispute has escalated U.S.-Russian tensions to the highest point since the Cold War.
The Pentagon’s Missile Defense agency, which oversees the missile program, considers the scientists’ analyses flawed. The U.S. says the missile system is intended to counter a threat from Iran and could not take out Russian missiles. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has dismissed Russia’s concerns as “ludicrous.”
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Post by kaima on Sept 29, 2007 0:04:37 GMT -7
I worked on the missile defense system in Alaska and concluded early on that it would not work. It is a great way to pump borrowed 'tax' money (taxed from the grandchildren) into the hand of the 'Prime" (codename for Boeing). That is how they were able to report the highest losses ever in civilian aircraft yet at the same time report record profits. They are the best at dipping into government pockets! The tests and the results give every sign of being cooked to fit the results desired to continue the program and the flow of borrowed money.
I can easily believe it when the US claims the system cannot take out Russian missiles. It stands a 99% probability of not taking out ANY missiles, from Russia, Iran or even Serbia.
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