Stellar Hecate

It’s a physical impossibility to hit a ballistic missile with another missile- akin to hitting a rifle bullet with another rifle bullet. That must be true, as critics of ballistic missile defense have been telling me that for 30 years. Oh… See also.

It’s a physical impossibility to hit a ballistic missile with another missile- akin to hitting a rifle bullet with another rifle bullet. That must be true, as critics of ballistic missile defense have been telling me that for 30 years.

Oh…

See also.

  1. Esli

    No, no, no. Sure, it might just barely be technically possible, but it is provocative. Offensive. It will escalate tensions in the region and make for instability. And it will deny healthcare and prevent the children from being fed. You neocon…

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  2. Casey Tompkins

    It’s a physical impossibility to hit a ballistic missile with another missile- akin to hitting a rifle bullet with another rifle bullet.

    That’s almost a word-for-word quote of what Scotty said in the last (2009) Star Trek

    It would be funny if one of the engineers for the latest SM-3 design had exclaimed “I never thought of space as the thing which was moving!” 🙂

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  3. Diogenes of NJ

    And bumblebees can’t fly!

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  4. ultimaratioregis

    Heh. Worse, he wants the debris to fall on the underprivileged.

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  5. xbradtc

    Hahahhaha. Yes. Yes, I do.

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