So, in 2007, China shot one of its satellites with a missile. Then:
In February 2008, America launched its own “test” strike to destroy a malfunctioning American satellite, which demonstrated to the Chinese it also had the capability to strike in space.
America stated at the time that the strike was not a military test but a necessary mission to remove a faulty spy satellite.
The leaked documents appear to show its true intentions.
Yes, welcome to America’s third current war, a cold war with China. Both countries are mad the other will soon be able to shoot down missiles using space and satellites and such, and both are worried the other will shoot down their satellites. And they almost fought each other over it.
We’re glad nobody learned the lessons of the last cold war, because this one is going to be super cool and futuristic and Michael Bay, because SPACE. Space! [Telegraph]
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Satellites go up, satellites get shot down. Clear proof that God exists.
and the moon is a big falafel.
Fuck it…we'll do it live….
yes but in the war on ED, our penis pills are still superior to their 'Tea For Dong.'
USA!
Based on personal research? Because your avatar shirt says no no, but your comment says yes yes.
Where's Clint Eastwood and the other Space Cowboys now, when we really need them?
I call the Space Cowboys the Gangsters of Love and Maurice; but they're off playing their music in the sun and gettin' their lovin' on the run.
Beat me to it. heh
You can bet I wasn't ready for that, but you can be sure I know where it's at.
"No-playing motherfucker."
Miles Davis' characterization of Miller goes here, or it would, if it had survived moderation.
Oh there it is. Thanks, Moderator!
Yet another great way to funnel money into the pockets of war profiteers, rather than waste it on roads, schools, and healthcare (you know, that Marxismy stuff).
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Does this mean that the Chinese will blow up my Sirius Satellite Radio? Or is it my DirecTV?
Howard's got his contract, so Sirius is off the target list.
We have to blow them up up there, so we don't have to blow them up over here.
The Doctor will fix everything. Or already has.
Ching Chang Chong Chung fuck Obama
There is no oil in space so why bother?
You sound very sure of yourself. And really, unobtainium is far more valuable than oil.
And yet, 78% of its false reserves have already been shortsold.
There are meteoroids the size of Manhattan that have enough gold and platinum to pave roads with.
We need the Chinese to put something into Mars orbit, so we can personally go blow that shit up. That's what it's gonna take to get us to Mars.
If the Chinese say they are going to land on any body we will be there first.
I dunno. That whole thing going on with the Romulans is pretty much analogous to cold war. And seemingly endless.
There was also the Temporal Cold War in Enterprise… wait, on second thought, no there wasn't.
How dare you bring that up in polite conversation!
I'm sorry baby, I just need some Space.
I'm completely fine with another cold war as long as it simply remains a pissing contest on 'roids.
What about proxy wars? Is it okay if we and the Chinese pay Martians to kill each other?
In space, no one can hear you scream. At the Chinese.
Someone queue up the Lee Greenwood, because it's time for the Great Moon War to kick off.
Yeah, right. You just wait till the necromorphs show up.
Finally, we are involved in a war that we know how to win. Plus plenty of Tang. It is a win/win situation.
When do we get to move into the death star?
I just don't want my room near those unsightly exhaust ports. I know they're not big, but still.
Isn't this what every conservative pundit and chickenhawk has been wet dreaming about since 1990? Nookular space combat, toe-to-toe with the Chinese..
The Chinese are not a pregnancy test after the prom.
Schattellite.
As an astronomy nerd who (out of morbid curiosity) would like to be around when the world ends, I welcome our new space Cold War and the ensuing violent end of human life on earth.
JOBS JOBS JOBS! GOOD AMERICAN SATELLITE KILLIN' JOBS!
Jeebus. We were knocking out target satellites (or at least trying to) back when I was in the Chair Force in the early 70s.
Of course, our entire communications and surveillance capability wasn't sat-based at the time.
Reagan wept, tears of joy.
So is it Star Trek or Star Wars? The Federation had organization and planning, but Jedis had light sabres. hmmmmmmmmmmm. Sinister bad guys, too. Unless you include the Borg.
Not sure how the Great Chinese Moon War will fit into this.
God made the Chineese tasty so that we could eat them if they got to out of line.
I, for one, await the day we develop our Holtzman Suspensor-Nullification equivalent.
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