Originally posted by Darth Jello
uh yeah, and if my grandmother had wheels she'd be a wagon. Sounds like posturing to me since at least some of those things seem physically impossible.
you are right, and the simple launch mechanisms have failed 7/12 times
still, if this is what is being developed in terms of nuclear weapons technology, the whole idea of missile defense, as idiotic as it was, is essentially moot. Computer systems that would allow a missile to avoid another incoming missile are not that outlandish, nor is EMP protection. Clearly it hasn't worked yet, but there is also no defense shield to stop normal nukes yet either.
that got me too, if it exploded over Norway as it failed, where was the intended impact?
They might have intended to just have it blow up outside of the atmosphere, given they were testing the missile launch itself, but I hear you. Though, the explosion that was on youtube was most likely outside of the atmosphere itself, so claiming it was over Norwegian territory might be a bit misleading. Technically, it was in space
Originally posted by inimalist
you are right, and the simple launch mechanisms have failed 7/12 timesstill, if this is what is being developed in terms of nuclear weapons technology, the whole idea of missile defense, as idiotic as it was, is essentially moot. Computer systems that would allow a missile to avoid another incoming missile are not that outlandish, nor is EMP protection. Clearly it hasn't worked yet, but there is also no defense shield to stop normal nukes yet either.
Blast them out of the sky with megawatt lasers.
Originally posted by inimalist
ok, you are right, there is nothing impressive about the missile, everything said about it is a lie, and the Americans already have (and had 20 years ago) better versions and complete defenses against it.jeez
Originally posted by inimalist
only if they make those "pew pew" sounds that lasers make in Star Wars.
This post is full of win. I uh.....showed my coworkers cause we are all star wars nerds. 😮
Originally posted by Bicnarok
Well Ive seen a few missiles, fail or otherwise but they looked nothing like this, especially the weird wave effect around it.Initially they said it wasn´t a missile now they say it is?
Would you want to admit that a) you're testing your nuclear strike capability and that b) you totally suck at it?
Originally posted by Bicnarok
And if it was what was it carrying, a frigging singularity emulator?
It's a multistage missile that's meant to leave the atmosphere. Apparently something went wrong in the last stage just as it reached space and it started spewing pressurized fuel sideways.