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chillin'Topic: I like Star Wars.
Yes indeedy!
I hear tell (Via Drudge and CBS news) that the guvernment had themselves another missle defense system test. I don't know how much this "system" has cost the U.S. Taxpayer since it's inception back in the Reagan years but something tells me it's a lot! Keeping in mind we are tightening that budget from non-effective programs...
"A test of the national missile defense system failed Monday when an interceptor missile did not launch from its island base in the Pacific Ocean, the military said. It was the second failure in months for the experimental program.
A spokesman for the agency, Rick Lehner, said the early indications was that there was a malfunction with the ground support equipment at the test range on Kwajalein Island, not with the interceptor missile itself.
If verified, that would be a relief for program officials because it would mean no new problems had been discovered with the missile. Previous failures of these high-profile, $85 million test launches have been regarded as significant setbacks by critics of the program."
Well, the test launches only costs $85 fucking million dollars. Geesh, just a half a percent of that amount could dig my ass right out of all my debt and get me back on track to be a successful American!
"The previous test, on Dec. 15, failed under almost identical circumstances. The target missile launched, but the interceptor did not. Military officials later blamed that failure on fault-tolerance software that was oversensitive to small errors in the flow of data between the missile and a flight computer."
Oh is that all?
"Before the Dec. 15 launch, it had been two years since a test. The program had gone five-for-eight in previous attempts to intercept a target."
Hey I like those odds! That means in time of Nuclear fucking catastrophe five of eight cities could be spared!
"Those two bases, Fort Greely, Alaska, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., are positioned to oppose the threat of attack from North Korea. Both are still classified as experimental but, officials say, they could fire interceptors in an emergency."
Phew! At least somebody is concerned vaguel about North Korea...The axis of evil memeber that actually has WMD.
I feel better already.
Posted by Ahlberg
at 6:40 PM CST
Updated: Monday, February 14, 2005 6:41 PM CST
