He would have had a fit if he heard about that kind of mickey-mousing a test.
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russian warplanes staged at least seven exercises outside u.s. airspace near alaska this summer, and each time u.s. or canadian fighter jets were dispatched to escort them, u.s. military officials said monday.
..they used to have them from time to time, but not nearly in this frequency,” herritage said. “these exercises used to be more common during the cold war.”- ap
an important test of the system to defend against long-range ballistic missiles was rated a success friday when an interceptor collided with a mock warhead high over the pacific, pentagon officials said.
a target missile was launched from kodiak island, alaska, and tracked by radar at beale air force base, near sacramento. the interceptor missile was fired from vandenberg air force base, north of santa barbara, calif., striking the target warhead about eight minutes later, officials said. – san luis tribune
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We have bought into the Military Industrial Complex (MIC). If you would like to read how this happens please see:
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/03/spyagency200703
Through a combination of public apathy and threats by the MIC we have let the SYSTEM get too large. It is now a SYSTEMIC problem and the SYSTEM is out of control. Government and industry are merging and that is very dangerous.
There is no conspiracy. The SYSTEM has gotten so big that those who make it up and run it day to day in industry and government simply are perpetuating their existance.
The politicians rely on them for details and recommendations because they cannot possibly grasp the nuances of the environment and the BIG SYSTEM.
So, the system has to go bust and then be re-scaled, fixed and re-designed to run efficiently and prudently, just like any other big machine that runs poorly or becomes obsolete or dangerous.
This situation will right itself through trauma. I see a government ENRON on the horizon, with an associated house cleaning.
The next president will come and go along with his appointees and politicos. The event to watch is the collapse of the MIC.
For more details see:
http://rosecoveredglasses.blogspot.com/2006/11/odyssey-of-armaments.html
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