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rooboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 08:57 PM Original message |
US deploys military satellite jamming system |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. Heh heh heh heh |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 09:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Don't doubt the technology |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 09:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Heh heh heh |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 09:14 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Make you giggle insanely? |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 09:16 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Makes me laugh out loud |
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PBX9501 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 09:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Satellites can be destroyed with a simple kinetic weapon |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 10:00 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Yeah, cause see |
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PBX9501 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 10:15 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. The soviets |
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salvorhardin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 09:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. The article says |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
2. It doesn't just jam enemy satellites |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 09:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. How about the ones bringing us the news? |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 09:11 PM Original message |
Anything with a radio band signal |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
19. Oh goodie, the corporate take over should be about complete then. |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-04 10:31 AM Response to Reply #6 |
73. I Think That's The REAL Target |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 09:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. Rumsfeld? |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 09:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. The ability to jam satellite signals has been around since the 1980s |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 10:01 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Really? So has anti-jamming |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 10:21 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Anti-jamming typically utilizes some sort of spread spectrum transmission. |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 10:28 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Knowledge that works both ways in fact |
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Dufaeth (764 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
4. "a significant step toward US control of space." |
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rooboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 09:06 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. According to the article, it was Clinton policy as well. n/t |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
5. Isn't it possible to harden the signals against jamming? |
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PBX9501 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 09:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
20. It is possible to encrypt the signal or shift freq. both etc |
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CarolynEC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
8. I'm totally in favor of American military superiority... |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 10:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. Military superiority is fine and dandy but |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 10:15 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Few Internet links are routed via sat. |
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PBX9501 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 10:25 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Space based |
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AmerDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
9. I hate to say this but I read years ago that China.... |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 09:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. China long since abandoned that idea |
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PBX9501 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 10:04 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. China is 15 years behind. |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 10:14 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. The Chinese are in space |
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PBX9501 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 10:22 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. France has been in space for over a decade |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 10:26 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. LOL Pride goeth before a fall |
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PBX9501 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 10:40 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. We have no interest |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 10:56 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. I agree it would be much smarter to trade |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:01 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. "They have always been an isolated insular nation" Snarf... |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:06 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Indeed they have |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:10 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. ***swoosh*** and the point just misses her... |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:13 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Belief and bragging are wonderful things Squatch |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:17 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. I still do those things. Heh, heh, heh |
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PBX9501 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:19 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. And that did them a lot |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:23 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. All countries have their ups and downs |
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PBX9501 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:32 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. I'm not knocking china |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:34 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Don't you mean Chinese Taipei? |
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PBX9501 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:35 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Yep. |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:48 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. It is not necessary to repeat in every post |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:49 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Of course not, only Canadians can lay claim to that... |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:58 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Canadians know better |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-04 12:02 AM Response to Reply #60 |
61. I hear the price on Ivory Towers is going up... |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-04 12:04 AM Response to Reply #61 |
62. In America it certainly has |
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PBX9501 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-04 09:19 AM Response to Reply #58 |
69. I repeat |
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PBX9501 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:14 PM Response to Reply #37 |
45. Theory |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:18 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. Really? |
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PBX9501 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:29 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. Read up |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:45 PM Response to Reply #51 |
57. Janes knows what everyone knows |
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PBX9501 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-04 09:15 AM Response to Reply #57 |
67. We have stumbled |
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Voice_of_Europe (262 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:08 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. Agree |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:21 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. When China is fully 'online' |
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PBX9501 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:35 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. A market unrivaled. |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:41 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. A producer unrivaled |
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PBX9501 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-04 09:17 AM Response to Reply #56 |
68. Supply is great |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 10:30 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. Uh, yes they DO. |
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PBX9501 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 10:58 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. We sold them electrical generating and transmission equipment.. |
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salvorhardin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
10. I smell $6.2 Million worth of bullshit |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
25. If they could deploy the system now, wouldn't that mean 4 years ago |
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bain_sidhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
33. Take that, globalsecurity.org! |
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Sin (446 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-04 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
43. So basicly |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-04 01:01 AM Response to Original message |
63. The future is low-tech. It will always be low-tech. |
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Maple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-04 01:14 AM Response to Reply #63 |
64. LOL you are suffering from 'future shock' friend |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-04 01:41 AM Response to Reply #64 |
66. He's aware of them in such a way that he might deceive them. |
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PBX9501 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-04 10:14 AM Response to Reply #64 |
71. All right |
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Arcturus (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-04 01:21 AM Response to Original message |
65. Raspberry. |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-04 09:23 AM Response to Reply #65 |
70. Are we the only people on the planet who could think up this kind of |
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PBX9501 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-04 10:18 AM Response to Reply #70 |
72. The soviets |
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gulfcoastliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-04 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
74. Forget satellites. Most shit is now carried via optical cables |
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PBX9501 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-04 10:44 AM Response to Reply #74 |
75. Data in motion |
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Moderator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-04 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
76. kick |
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