Wednesday, February 20, 2008
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Star Wars: SDI Strikes Back
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Posted by:
Matt Lewis at
9:27 AM
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It's not in the same category as the moon landing, but I, for one, am excited about the Navy's attempt to shoot down this spy satellite, tonight.
Of course, some conspiracy theorists will say this is really a devious attempt to bring back "Star Wars." Whether intentional, or not, most Americans can only hope this does ultimately serve as a step toward developing a modern-day strategic defense initiative (S.D.I.) -- which was Ronald Reagan's answer to the concept of mutually assured distruction (appropriately titled: M.A.D.).
Considering the fact that rogue nations like North Korea and Iran will continue to seek nuclear weapons, this seems like a prudent course to take.
(Granted, unlike an offensive weapon that could be launched by an enemy in the future, this satellite won't be actively trying to stop us from shooting it down. This only proves the point that we have a lot of work to do ...)
Still, this could serve as a first step toward a defensive shield. Moreover, it has been a long time since we have marshalled our national resources to do something truly innovative, that will make us safer, and that we can be proud of.
Actually achieving Reagan's dream will require a major national commitment -- but this might turn out to be, at least, "one small step" toward finally achieving that goal ...
Update: I'm now told this has been postponed for at least a day...
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Matt,
Didn't you attend college in West Virginia ?
Yee haw !
They obviously didn't teach you how to be judicious about the use of parentheses.
You really overdose on them, big guy.
If you have to put everything in parentheses, that might suggest you're not writing clearly. |
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I'm all for missile defense and I hope we do get off our behinds and put something together.
But I'm not sure I trust this administration to run with scissors let alone try to successfully blow up a satellite. |
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will the missle be moving when it impacts the satellite?
Wouldn't it be better if the missle reached a point above the trajectory of the satellite and then turned around so that it hit the satellite on the side facing AWAY from the earth. THIS may help to get much of the orbital debris heading in the RIGHT direction towards the earth. |
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I was wondering..since the surge in Iraq has become John McCain's (which he fought pretty much everyone for; he was the sole voice of reason in a troubled..sorry) If this test of SDI works, is McCain going to take credit for this too? Is he going to be the sole voice that argued for this system? Just him and Ronald Reagan against the world? well, more just him, right, Reagan was just kinda standing there? Yes, I know, I'm cynical; how dare I, McCain is a veteran...blah blah blah. Sorry, just trying to prognosticate a bit if the test goes well. Equally interesting will be the democrats pooh poohing whatever the result... |
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