james rogers jamesrbestcom wed 20020724 1646 bitbitchmagnesiumnet wrote hit miss groundhog day 2019 going one heck show book early avoid rush hey meybee bushs grand plan missle defense system actually pan work im holding breath im going panic something thats little 17 years away either dont think ballistic missile defense system much help rock couple thousand kilometers diameter thats way outside design spec system particularly ballistic intercept designs usually dont type warhead associated either kinetic directed energy weapons contrary popular belief ballistic missile defense isnt hard problem ignoring whether useful real challenge materials science really pushes envelope materials performance requirements places theyve never technology crossover new materials processes theyve come actual discrimination algorithms way advanced anything youll see private sector classified keep way usually run crusty old mips r3k embedded processor similar lowtomid range dsp help computationally intensive means used tangentially involved various ballistic missile intercept weapon programs many years ago pretty familiar technologies go arguments technological standpoint ignorant bullshit lead believe hardly anyone understands technical parameters ballistic missile intercept arguments made without reference capability technology neither particularly convincing conclusive summary 1 ballistic missile intercept technology useless big rock much better using heavylift space technology deliver big nuke small nuke depending plan 2 stateoftheart ballistic missile intercept technology far competent people imagine discrimination capabilities exceed popular belief better theyve twenty years work 3 ive never heard really convincing argument deploying ballistic missile intercept technology particularly considering rd investment already made dont really care one way also dont see people fits either cheers james rogers jamesrbestcom httpxentcommailmanlistinfofork 24 jul 2002 181431 0700 asteroids anyone