A german's point of view...

[Jun aka Pekto]

Bakit kaya magre-reklamo ang Japan?!?!?!

The U.S. should voluntarily dismantle its own capabilities (missiles that can hit satellites, WMD) before the Americans start complaining about the weapons of other countries... (baka may magalit na nascent right-wingers sa comment ko).

Where've you been? The US did dismantle it's anti-satellite missile system a while back. I'm not sure if it's part of the SALT treaties or if Russia did the same. But, the US did stop deploying it's anti-satellite weapons years ago.

[empy]

i guess this is a cold war thread now :hihihi:

[creepy]

Where've you been? The US did dismantle it's anti-satellite missile system a while back. I'm not sure if it's part of the SALT treaties or if Russia did the same. But, the US did stop deploying it's anti-satellite weapons years ago.

Errr... You're kidding right?

You must still be living under a rock to actually believe that your government actually stopped developing anti-satellite weapon systems (and WMD) ...

Wake up, boy!! Magbasa ka naman minsan! Hahaha!!

Huwag ka nang magalit kung hindi lahat ng tao sa mundo gustong maghari ang mga Kano...

[Jun aka Pekto]

Errr... You're kidding right?

You must still be living under a rock to actually believe that your government actually stopped developing anti-satellite weapon systems (and WMD) ...

Wake up, boy!! Magbasa ka naman minsan! Hahaha!!

Huwag ka nang magalit kung hindi lahat ng tao sa mundo gustong maghari ang mga Kano...

Well, they did stop deployment of that particular weapon system. But, you have to separate WMD from anti-satellite/orbital weapon systems because they have a totally different focus from each other. All the major powers have WMD's whether they admit it or not.

But when it comes to anti-satellite or space-based weapons, it is an exclusive group. The US is a signatory of the treaty forbidding the militarization of outer space. As of the present, it's only the Russians who've ever deployed an actual anti-ballistic missile defense system (back in the late 60's?).

That doesn't mean the US will stop research on potential space-based weapon systems because the last thing they want to do is get caught with their pants down. As that successful Chinese test shows, there is reason for the US to at least have a working solution should the need arise.

Still, you have to make a distinction between research/experimental versus actual deployment.

You can say all you want about "Kanos" wanting to rule the world. I won't be drawn into that trap.

[oldblue]

eh yun EMP gun totoo ba talaga may ganun satellite that will bring us all back to the stone age

[oliver1013]

Meron ata nun EMP missile napanood ko sa NatGeo. Gagamitin sana sa preliminary attack sa Iraq..will cause all electronic gadgets to malfunction..Di lang tinuloy para di masira equipment ng mga journalists. Kelangan kasi nila tuloy ang reports ng journalists kasi pang propaganda.

[Jun aka Pekto]

eh yun EMP gun totoo ba talaga may ganun satellite that will bring us all back to the stone age

EMP has been touted as a potential anti-satellite weapon. EMP is already well known as a side effect of a nuclear explosion and how it could fry electronics. Of course, many military hardware such as armored vehicles and aircraft had already been hardened to withstand EMP.

I'm not sure how practical an EMP gun will be. It'll probably be very localized.
To have an effect on a worldwide scale, it'll have to be at the same magnitude as a solar flare. We've already seen the nasty effects of a solar flare on telecommunications and power grids.

[niky]

The best EMP weapon is a nuclear bomb. Detonating a huge multi-megaton bomb (say, 500 to 1000 megatonnes) in the upper atmosphere over your target country won't harm most military hardware, but it'd throw their civilian communications and power infrastructure into a state of chaos.

[GasJunkie]

having teh bomb = teh secksi





:drool:

[oldblue]

how 'bout an EMP handgun. that would be cool hehehe