Unproven Missile Shield System Sent To Hawaii, Countering Potential North Korean Threat

Jeeze only 90%? Seems money would be better spent elsewhere like medical insurance for everyone in America.

No, that would also be a waste of money. Just wait, you'll see.

Damn, 2009 and we still can't play Missle Command with NK or Iran?, even with a soon to be $637 quintillion budget!?!?
Seems like we did a good job with the C-Bloc, but that was 20 years ago...

meh, it's a start but i would rather they update their warning systems instead of making such a bad countermeasure. i still can't believe that the same technology that was searching for nukes in the 70's and 80's(?) is still being used. that just isn't comforting at all...

and really how did it even come to this? didn't we set up laws and rules that basically said you can't make and test your own missiles without the united nations consent? really i would rather see another bush case where they looked and didn't find anything than whats happening now where they just aren't doing anything... can't say we didn't ask for this response though, we practically blasted george out of the water when it became clear that there wasn't anything at all to be found...

Hey wowlfie, great logic. Hawaii could use the medical insurance after they get nuked. Let us all put our heads in the sand! Its nice and warm and soon it will be glass like. In that position, our best feature will be ready for some socialization.

This article makes it sound like we just stopped testing it after it failed.

We just spent all this money to deploy this thing not knowing if it works.

This article is not only mis-leading, it is not informative on any facts of this system.

I love and expect better from my beloved Pop-Sci.

The North korea menace is particularly created by America. The tussle begins in cold war period and continued upto now even after the demolish of former USSR. The establishment of any arms and mass destruction system near NK does not affect the peace process.

wowlfie:

You're right, it would be far more cost effective to simply nuke NK preemptively wouldn't it? Problem solved!

For the love of Jimbo, what possible threat could North Korea or Iran pose to the combined might of the International community.

Seriously the reason why no G8 nation has gone to war with another G8 nation is simply because it is the most COUNTER productive activity you could do.

Both the offending nations are tiny and relatively weak in comparison to the G8 nations. Which begs the question when has a smaller nation with a weaker army ever directly go out of its way to go to war with a more powerful nation.

Not anytime recently...

So relax, you are 100% safe from attacks from either nations.

"I'm smarter than the average bear" - Yoga Bear of Yellowstone Park

The best Missile Shield System that can protect Hawaii is the tested and proven Israeli Green Pine system.
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