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Post subject: Duck and cover
 Posted: Feb 15, 2008 - 04:12 PM
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The US military is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite due to crash land on Earth in the next few weeks, the Pentagon has announced.
President George W Bush approved the option to fire a missile from a US Navy ship to destroy the satellite before it enters the atmosphere, officials said.
They say the satellite contains a hazardous material which could be fatal if inhaled by humans. A US general denied claims that the main aim was to destroy secret parts.
General James Cartwright said confidential components would be burned up in the atmosphere and, in any case, that would not be a reason for shooting down the satellite.
Keep your heads down folks 
Thoughts?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7245578.stm
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Posted: Feb 15, 2008 - 07:48 PM
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| Dang, don't you just hate it when we shoot crap with hazardous fuel up into space, and then it falls back down and kills us? Yep, gotta hate that. |
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Posted: Feb 16, 2008 - 12:53 AM
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Oooppps...I thought he meant....
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Posted: Feb 16, 2008 - 03:20 AM
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| I thought it was going to be a Dick Cheney thread. |
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Posted: Feb 16, 2008 - 04:03 AM
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