MetaFilter posts tagged with missiledefense

"Ships currently have no defense against a ballistic missile attack."

Keter — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:46:47 -0800

The aircraft carrier, a majestic and grand symbol of American naval might... susceptible to swarming small-boat assault and weak against ballistic missiles, nevermind an anti-ship ballistic missile. Is it time to reevaluate the role of the aircraft carrier in a modern naval strategy?

'Star Wars' Turns 25

homunculus — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:10:13 -0800

25 years ago, Ronald Reagan announced the birth of the missile defense system. A quarter-century and $120 billion later, was it worth it?

Old Blackwater, keep on rolling

KokuRyu — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:57:56 -0800

Former Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers guitarist is now an influential defense consultant. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter is considered one of the country's top experts on counter-terrorism. Baxter currently sits on NASA's Exploration Systems Advisory Committee, where his occupation is quoted as "Missile Defense Analyst". Arms Control Wonk and Outside the Beltway have some interesting analysis.

"Kerry: wrong on defense. Oh wait, I mean me."

XQUZYPHYR — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 10:49:04 -0800

Missile Defense- the biggest security lapse on 9/11. Condoleeza Rice was to deliver a speech regarding the White House's position on national security on September 11th, 2001. The speech contained no mention of al-Qaeda and stated missile defense as the central focus of security, implicating Bill Clinton for "not doing enough about the real threat - long-range missiles." An interesting revelation coming from the campaign claiming their opponents are "wrong on defense."

Missile Defense and Theodore Postol

nofundy — Fri, 03 Jan 2003 06:44:10 -0800

It's about Time this guy was recognized with accolades as the premiere whistleblower in the US. Just think of all the tax money that could be saved if everyone learned what Postol already knows!

Is NMD more theology than science? It would appear so.

Bush Orders Missile System Deployed

Keyser Soze — Tue, 17 Dec 2002 12:46:57 -0800

Bush Orders Missile System Deployed. President Bush on Tuesday ordered the military to begin deploying a national missile defense system with land- and sea-based interceptor rockets to be operational starting in 2004. The decision to begin deploying a national missile defense, which has been criticized by Russia and China, follows North Korea's announcement this month that it will proceed with a controversial program to develop nuclear weapons. Is the sky actually falling?

magullo — Thu, 11 Apr 2002 10:46:09 -0800

New Missile Defense angle: blow everything out of the sky with nuclear interceptors Anybody else impressed by Rumsfeld 's insight?

kliuless — Thu, 25 Oct 2001 17:49:23 -0800

Missile defense is a go and other highlights of the 2002 defense appropriations bill.

aflakete — Fri, 03 Aug 2001 12:29:57 -0800

Sen. Biden may scotch missile defense. Didn't see any mention of this on the main American news sites I checked, as they celebrate Bush's recent policy triumphs in Congress and wink at his fleeing for his ranch for a month. Even stories about his future challenges don't refer to this, which seems important to me. You can bet the rest of the world is more interested in this story.

kliuless — Sun, 15 Jul 2001 12:29:11 -0800

Bull's Eye! $100 million well spent or the first steps on the road to hell? (via matt drudge)

DragonBoy — Mon, 11 Jun 2001 15:16:45 -0800

Green Flash bashes Bush
Greenpeace is launching a contest to highlight the absurdity of the Bush positions on climate change and/or missile defence using Macromedia Flash. The contest, open to everyone and having no prize other than a link, runs through July 6th and should be almost as much fun as the 5k.
[via Flazoom]

owillis — Mon, 12 Mar 2001 00:34:58 -0800

Russia suspends dismantling weapons: “IF THE NMD (national missile defense) is deployed in the United States, we will have to forget about reductions of strategic offensive weapons,” said Yuri Kapralov, director of Russian Security and Disarmament.

Steven Den Beste — Sat, 08 Jul 2000 08:39:22 -0800

"Starwars" missile defense test fails. What you have to understand is that these tests are rigged. They're not really fair tests of the systems; they're designed to make it as easy for the system to succeed as possible, because their purpose is to produce "successful" results for political reasons. So the fact that it still didn't work (and this is the third failure) is pretty impressive.