Obama's chance to end the fantasy that is Star Wars
The US has spent $160bn – only to increase the danger to itself and the rest of us
Sure, maybe one day scientists will discover some way to evaporate nukes in the brief window before they strike. Maybe they will discover how to turn lead into gold – a pursuit that obsessed Europe's best minds for centuries. Maybe aliens will get in touch. But none of these assumptions is a sensible basis for government policy. Full Story »
Posted by Chris Finnie
Of the 3 editorial I pened in my ten years at The United Methodist Reporter, the one that drew the most response was one in which I sited all of points here, [lus the fact that almost every nuclear RV has contact crystals which will make it go full scale nuclear when impacted, so we are only moving the detonation, not stopping it, An above atmosphere detonation has many more problems, which were still classified at the time and had to be left out. We have known for many years that the only effective way to destry an incoming nuke is with another nuke, which is why we never built our anti balistic missile missiles.