Return-Path: <sentto-279987-1667-999145992-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Wed, 29 Aug 2001 21:35:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 10039 invoked by uid 510); 30 Aug 2001 04:33:36 -0000 Received: from n34.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.84) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 30 Aug 2001 04:33:36 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-1667-999145992-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.4.55] by mk.egroups.com with NNFMP; 30 Aug 2001 04:33:13 -0000 X-Sender: fastflyer28@yahoo.com X-Apparently-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_3_2); 30 Aug 2001 04:33:12 -0000 Received: (qmail 65092 invoked from network); 30 Aug 2001 04:33:03 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by l9.egroups.com with QMQP; 30 Aug 2001 04:33:03 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO web14508.mail.yahoo.com) (216.136.224.71) by mta1 with SMTP; 30 Aug 2001 04:33:03 -0000 Message-ID: <20010830043259.21287.qmail@web14508.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [12.78.120.90] by web14508.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Wed, 29 Aug 2001 21:32:58 PDT To: iwar@yahoogroups.com In-Reply-To: <20010801035010.C76A99FFF@oscar.casa.dyndns.org> From: "e.r." <fastflyer28@yahoo.com> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 21:32:58 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [iwar] How good is missile defense system? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit get a grip ed- it was a pipe dream a sdi-not much better now --- Ed Tomlinson <tomlins@cam.org> wrote: > Slightly crazy idea... > > If the 'real' reason for the missile defense system is to stop > terrorist > attacks a question asking who will launch these attacks should be > considered? > If Russia is not a big risk them why not invite Russia to participate > in the > design/implimention of the system. Who else could be invited? > Assuming it > can be made to work (big if IMHO), this would lead to a big chunk of > the > globe protected against missile attack... > > Ed Tomlinson > > On July 31, 2001 09:48 pm, you wrote: > > If you can believe this, SecDef Rumsfeld wants to deploy Missle > defense > > platforms on land air and sea without actually testing them! Not > > cad-cam, or computer modeling. He just wants the platforms with > > something on them out their. Can you say piss off Russia and > break > > ABM in 10,000 pieces. Granted, it is a treaty between one country > that > > no long exists and the US, but Bushes Cold Warriors continue to > look > > for a cold war, or create one if not. The present OSD crew is > without > > shame > > > > --- John Sforza <jsforza@rochester.rr.com> wrote: > > > I like techy toys as much as the next guy but haven't we played > this > > > tune > > > enough? If I want to deliver any payload in a cost effective > manner I > > > like a > > > small unmanned remotely piloted vehicle - Cheap, inconspicuous > and I > > > might > > > be able to blame somebody else. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Fred Cohen [mailto:fc@all.net] > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 08:23 > > > To: Information Warfare Mailing List > > > Subject: [iwar] How good is missile defense system? > > > > > > > > > Defense Week > > > July 30, 2001 > > > In Anti-Missile Test, Target Signaled Its Location > > > By John M. Donnelly > > > In this month's high-profile anti-ICBM test, a prototype > interceptor > > > was > > > able to find a target warhead partly because the target signaled > its > > > location to the interceptor for much of the flight, and the > > > transmissions > > > formed the basis of the targeting orders, according to officials > and > > > documents. > > > The presence of the beacon, or "C-band transponder," on the > target > > > warhead > > > didn't guarantee that the interceptor would find and kill the > target > > > in the > > > July 14 test of President Bush's proposed missile shield. But the > > > target-location data gave the interceptor rocket a precise point > in > > > space at > > > which to aim and made its job much easier than would be the case > if > > > it had > > > relied on a ground radar's natural receptors, a Pentagon official > > > confirmed. > > > What's more, a decoy that flew in the exercise to test the > > > interceptor's > > > ability to distinguish a fake warhead from a real one had no such > > > beacon on > > > it. > > > ... > > > > > > > > > ------------------ > > > http://all.net/ > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > > > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! > Messenger > > http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > ------------------ > > http://all.net/ > > > > Your use of Yahoo! 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