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Offline Pongo

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« Reply #15 on: September 28, 2006, 10:22:08 PM »
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China has some hot babes.

then why do they use the same ugley monkey eared chick in every movie they make?
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« Reply #16 on: September 28, 2006, 10:23:30 PM »
There are no nukes in space by treaty, but treaties dont mean anything anymore.
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« Reply #17 on: September 29, 2006, 03:36:39 AM »
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There are no nukes in space by treaty, but treaties dont mean anything anymore.
waddaya mean anymore?
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« Reply #18 on: September 29, 2006, 04:05:09 AM »
This laserfire against the satellites is a good thing. It gives the amreekans a chanse to look into that problem (if there is one). Alot worse if they kept their attempts a secret if hostilities ever break out (they never will tho).

They have showed their hands and what they are looking into.

When we tested electroinc gadgets that are developed here (a suprising amount of them) we didnt sail up to the russian border and point it at whatever it was that the gadgets were supposed to work against unless it was passive systems.
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« Reply #19 on: September 29, 2006, 04:29:07 AM »
The laser's just for ranging and aiming. ;)
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« Reply #20 on: September 29, 2006, 04:31:32 AM »
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There are no nukes in space by treaty, but treaties dont mean anything anymore.
Anymore?? Yeah, ask Native Americans about treaties with the US government.
Just put a frikkin' mirror on the satellite.
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« Reply #21 on: September 29, 2006, 04:49:53 AM »
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Nations have always been sensitive about things flying over their airspace, e.g., various aircraft shot down during the Cold War.  

 


Space is international territory i thinks, and space weapons are illegal, i thinks again.
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« Reply #22 on: September 29, 2006, 05:07:41 AM »
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Anymore?? Yeah, ask Native Americans about treaties with the US government.
Just put a frikkin' mirror on the satellite.


I dont believe a mirror over the optics apertures (which is the intended target of a blinding laser, after all) would be feasible.

However, an optical filter with a band-pass/band-block capability might offer some protection from the lazer frequency while allowing the camera to recieve the visable wavelengths for reconnaissance.

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« Reply #23 on: September 29, 2006, 05:07:49 AM »
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Space is international territory i thinks, and space weapons are illegal, i thinks again.
Yeah, but I thinks I want one before you.
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« Reply #24 on: September 29, 2006, 06:05:41 AM »
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Space is international territory i thinks, and space weapons are illegal, i thinks again.


Nukes and other WMDs in space are illegal by treaty. The deployment of conventoinal weapons in space, while not illegal, was restricted somewhat by the now defunct anti ballistic missile treaty.

The deployment of an ABM defence system in space by the US (which seems like a logical next step to ground based systems) has the potential to start an arms race in space.
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« Reply #25 on: September 29, 2006, 06:16:23 AM »
Finally!

I told all my friends that Star Wars was for real.
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« Reply #26 on: September 29, 2006, 06:18:33 AM »
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I dont believe a mirror over the optics apertures (which is the intended target of a blinding laser, after all) would be feasible.

However, an optical filter with a band-pass/band-block capability might offer some protection from the lazer frequency while allowing the camera to recieve the visable wavelengths for reconnaissance.

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Sun
Like I said, put a frikkin' mirror on it! Full power to the shields Scotty!!
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« Reply #27 on: September 29, 2006, 10:12:53 AM »
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China is a big monster thats going to eat the U.S. economically, and possibly militarily one day.  We don't have a numerical advantage over China, and we are losing our technological edge.

At least we have sports and rap music!


Agreed!!! So much for opening up world trade.....the politicians that ok'ed this should be shot!! now I see why when the world trade commision comes to the states there are riots!!
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« Reply #28 on: September 29, 2006, 10:14:39 AM »
It is a dark time for the rebellion...

World trade is a given, so deal with it.  Anti-social behavior is not, so again deal with it.

China does NOT want to open up a space war with us...
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« Reply #29 on: September 29, 2006, 10:17:01 AM »
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just bounce it back at them


LOL what i was thinking.

you could put a stop to their cunning plan with a well placed mirror.

that would piss them off.
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