USA pwnz space..
 

WE OWN THE WHOLE FUCKING UNIVERSE!!!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA manical laughter for 3 minutes.

I knew this was coming. About time, really.

Since Bush & Co's vision of our future military is so heavily dependant on satillite communication, it would make sense for him to protect them. :cool:

That's just sad. Wish we could give Bush the boot.

We can't give him the boot, BUT, in a couple of weeks we can kick him in the nuts. ;)

Any declarations about not letting certain nations launch anything into space is a red herring for sure, but if a threatening nation launched something that could be classified as a weapon they can bet it'll be shot down. But that's nothing new, if your enemy puts a weapon into good strategic position you take it out.

Our current military (not just our future military), and by extension our national security, depends on satellite communications. I would hope that any future administration would continue to rely on the same, and not take us a few decades backwards. So, yes ... protect our satellites, protect our national interests in space.

but where do you draw the line? Is this not veiled threat to Galileo ( the proposed European GPS system) ?

One first learns some basic details. For example, significant damage from the last Shuttle flight was from what? A paint chip? Litter means space becomes too dangerous for man or satellite. Space war is akin to nuclear war on earth - makes that environment unusable. It means, for example, the space shuttle can no longer fly. Space is now so dirty that the shuttle must fly to protect its windshield as the expense of its heat tiles. Warfare means 'a so clean orbital space' has massive debris.

'Throwing out cigarette butts' as we do on earth would have massive consequences in space. And yet those who again take an 'only we have the right' attitude cannot be bothered with such details.

Second, how does one tell the difference between a weapon and other satellites? In most cases, one does not. One assumes it must be a weapon and attack it just like Iraq. Preemption - fear - justifies action?

As an Amerikan citizen, I demand first dibs on Alpha Centauri. Its mine, I tell you. MINE!:evil2:

This is just ridicules - at this point in time. A 'pre emptive' claim on space maybe? Isn't 'space' infinite? Shouldn't that mean there's enough room for everyone? I"m all for wars being held in space. That means I'll be able to sleep in peace at night...after watching the fireworks.

btw...I thought the title of this thread was "USA Pawns Space". That's almost as funny.

Mmm, yes I'll just take what's in this solar system and you can have all the rest of it, okay?

Why shit in your own backyard? Why not do it in someone else's solar system? Isn't that what the Bush govt is pretty famous for anyway?

Can we say.. [pinky to mouth]moon lasers??[/pinky to mouth]

As everybody knows, the laser was invented by mister alan parsons. Therefore, my moon-laser will be known as the Alan Parsons Project!


And dont forget Moon Units Alpha and Zappa...

My moon laser will be solar powered.
(I wonder if anyone will get that)

No cheesy moon jokes allowed!

Don't tell that to Floyd..

a solar-powered moon laser would indeed be a mean beastie, and is presumably the target of Georgie W's policy. I just wonder who he is willimg to shoot down to stop that laser.......

Anyone and everyone, of course. :D

I don't think any of you get it so far.

Don't you have the saying about when someone is so into themselves they think the sun shine out of their arse?

Hence my 'solar powered (sun shines outta my arse)' 'moon (naked arse) laser'.

Actually, that line is from DSOTM. Right at the end, as everything fades out.

Haha nice.. didn't know that

But it's not true.... next they'll be saying there's no dark side of the Earth. :D

Yeah.....well.....we gonna have us an Alan Partridge Project! (that's one for the Brits:P)