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[QUOTE]Originally posted by First of Two: [QB] [QUOTE]The new plane could be developed quickly by adapting shelved research for Ronald Reagan's 'Star Wars' together with plans for a reusable spacecraft called the X-33 Venture Star, under development by Nasa and Lockheed Martin. [/QUOTE]The X-33 isn't under development. The project was cancelled. I wonder if they've forgotten that. [QUOTE]That would require him to actually learn something of the countries he hates rather than just making plans to wipe them out. [/QUOTE]To paraphrase an old, old saying... "Tell it to the mullahs, cause even the marines won't believe it." US domination of space? Already got it. Why do we want it? Simple answer follows: From: "MEGAMISSIONS AND SPACE POWER": A Lecture Presented at the United States Air Force War College Jerry E. Pournelle, Ph.D. March 20, 1994 [QUOTE]In 1920 those in control of military planning failed to recognize the growing importance of airpower in future conflicts. A few forward thinkers dissented; to them it was obvious that by 1940 airpower would be decisive. Their vision was proved correct when German air support overcame the French artillery defenses of the river lines long enough to allow armor to cross. France fell within 45 days of a breakthrough that simply could not have been achieved without airpower. From that time on air supremacy was an important, and usually decisive, element of military victory. Spacepower today is similar to airpower in 1920: within 20 years space supremacy will be a decisive element of military victory on land or sea. The power that has access to space and can deny access to its enemy will have an advantage at least as great as air supremacy or sea supremacy. Moreover, space supremacy can probably be converted to air and sea supremacy. As an example for discussion, consider "THOR". Thor consists of orbiting steel rods perhaps 20 feet long by one foot in diameter. They contain minimal terminal guidance capability, and a means of locating themselves and their targets through GPS. They can strike fixed targets with a target error radius approaching 25 feet. Few elements of air and naval power are invulnerable to bombardment by kinetic energy weapons from space. No ship can withstand the impact of 20 feet of steel rod at velocities greater than 12,000 feet per second. Airfields won’t fare much better. [/QUOTE]*singing jauntily* Be prepared, prepared, prepared, the motto of a true Scout... [/QB][/QUOTE]
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