Cold War, up again???

**uls** · June 7th, 2007 05:16 PM

Those interceptors cannot deter multiple independent re-entry warheads which the russians have.

The interceptors are for psychological security.

**oldblue** · June 7th, 2007 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by Hanren

From what i've read, the missile defense system is like trying to shoot a moving bullet with another moving bullet. There was only one successful test of this system (intercepting an incoming missle with another missle) but previous tests failed.

kung ganito labanan talo tayo lahat sa China, yun kungfu nila can shoot an arrow with an arrow eh

**uls** · June 7th, 2007 05:28 PM

e ung catching a fly with chopsticks?

**jonski** · June 7th, 2007 06:46 PM

How about Russia puts missile defense systems in Mexico and Canada. Tell me that the US wont get pissed.

Well to be fair to Mr.Putin he isn't the one starting wars he can't finish(Iraq), then demanding another one to the country right next to them.

**mazdamazda** · June 7th, 2007 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by jonski

How about Russia puts missile defense systems in Mexico and Canada. Tell me that the US wont get pissed.

Well to be fair to Mr.Putin he isn't the one starting wars he can't finish(Iraq), then demanding another one to the country right next to them.

FYI, Czech isn't exactly right beside Russia.... in between them are Poland and some other breakaway USSR states.

Though the US made a blunder with this one, going for direct negotiations with Czech instead of coursing it to the NATO (which the latter is also a member) as a whole (since the NATO has a mandate to deploy a missile defense system sometime in the future).

**jackal04** · June 8th, 2007 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by oldblue

bakit kaya hindi na lang tayo lagyan ng missile shield

tol sa pananaw ko di na kailangan ng missile defence system ang pinas... kasi lugi yung titira sa atin ng missile... mas mahal yung missile nila kaysa yung target hehe... ano ba military installation tayo na kailangang protektahan+

dapat sa atin eh rocket defence system.... panguntra sa mga raket ng mga isat kalahating gago na mga pulitiko..

**jackal04** · June 8th, 2007 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by oldblue

bakit kaya hindi na lang tayo lagyan ng missile shield

tol sa pananaw ko di na kailangan ng missile defence system ang pinas... kasi lugi yung titira sa atin ng missile... mas mahal yung missile nila kaysa yung target hehe... ano ba military installation tayo na kailangang protektahan+

dapat sa atin eh rocket defence system.... panguntra sa mga raket ng mga isat kalahating gago na mga pulitiko..

**0.3renutrof** · June 8th, 2007 09:36 AM

our world is getting smaller by the day

**Hanren** · June 8th, 2007 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by mazdamazda

Putin is just rattling his saber before the elections next year IMO. Some Russian officials have even acknowledged that this missile system doesn't pose a threat to their nuclear arsenal.

Authoritarian states like Russia need to have a strong case for being one (authoritarian). They have to find an "enemy" outside to justify its hold on power because if it fails to present a strong case, then its people may force the state to embrace democratic reforms. Its like saying 'cmon let's become a strong state so that we will be able to counter the threat of the west- Democracy may only weaken us' ..

In reality though, the threat may not even exist... In the long run however, there will always be these kinds of conflicts because heads of states are there to represent the interests of their people.