The Pentagon has $60 million in their budget to space research, now China and Russia will start....
Anyone agree.
2007-01-25 07:09:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
You don't remember the "Star Wars" plan by Ronald Reagan nearly 30 years ago?
No I don't agree. I'm still of the unpopular view that until we have housed every person in the US, fed every person in the US, given healthcare (good quality) to every person in the US, we have BETTER things to spend our tax dollars on than creating a "competing with the Joneses" situation!!!!!!!
2007-01-25 07:20:21 · answer #1 · answered by purplepartygirrl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-16 17:14:09 · answer #2 · answered by koth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In case you missed it: China made a test recently where they shot a missile at a dead communications satellite. The test, by the way was successful. So you tell me. Who is weaponizing what? It used to be that space exploration was peaceful. Well, seems like Reagan's Star Wars project will get revived.
2007-01-25 07:26:51 · answer #3 · answered by anon 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think a situation like this will take patience and self-control to get through without conflict. So they shot down one of their own satalites. OK.
Now we issue a request to the Chinese government asking them not to take such action again out of consideration for the damage the debris can do to our own satalites.
We develop the technology, and pull back our spy satalites for the time being.
After everything cools down, we may even cooperate with China in conducting our own test, this time with OUR technology, to ensure that we too have the capability.
But we DO NOT want to spark off another international crisis that has the potential to quickly turn nuclear.
2007-01-25 07:38:31 · answer #4 · answered by Saint 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch the NEWS once in awhile.
CHINA has already blown up, shot down (militarized) 1 of their own satellites in a test of a space missile.
2007-01-25 07:21:09 · answer #5 · answered by jetero41 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We need to try to stay one step ahead. It's unfortunate but true.
2007-01-25 07:24:10 · answer #6 · answered by what? 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes, but the chinese just punctured our balloon.
2007-01-25 16:31:02 · answer #7 · answered by thevillageidiotxxxx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋