US Missile Defense Test Fails 317
KingRobot sends news that a recent test of a US missile defense system has failed. The test of the Groundbased Midcourse Defense interceptor apparently had a problem with the sea-based X-band radar. Both the target missile, launched from the Pacific, and the interceptor, launched from California, performed as expected. "Yesterday's test was intended to quell doubters of the entire missile-defense approach, with the target missile deploying countermeasures. Critics of the GMD programme say that tests thus far, which have not included such spoilers, have been too kind to the intercept tech. The [military] isn't disclosing whether the intercepting kill vehicle had simply failed to reach the 'threat cluster' of warhead(s) and decoys, or whether it had reached the cluster but hit a countermeasure rather than the actual target."
Anonymous Coward (Score:2, Funny)
Fire Zee Mizzilez!!!!
Re:Anonymous Coward (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Sneaky. (Score:5, Funny)
Wow, is that really a quote from Wookieepedia to explain to Slashdot readers the story in Return of the Jedi?
You really know your audience...
Why it failed (Score:5, Funny)
Few people know the real story behind this, which is quickly being covered up. The sea-based X-band radar failed because it stopped mid-test to install a Windows update. As all available bandwidth was consumed by the critical IE6 patch, the message "Please wait while Windows installs your updates. You will be able to resume your hostilities at the conclusion of this operation."
Forced Upgrades (Score:5, Funny)
SPOILERS! (Score:2, Funny)
Jeepers dude - give away the whole story why don't you...
Re:Anonymous Coward (Score:4, Funny)
(for those terribly confused: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/end [albinoblacksheep.com])
Re:Sneaky. (Score:3, Funny)
I really have to wonder if the N. Koreans know what the name of their missile sounds like in English.
I really can't say it's an inappropriate name for a missile, though.
Probably sabotaged. (Score:4, Funny)
The NMD was probably sabotaged by leftists in league with the Obama administration. They want the USA to be a giant and defenseless nuclear target so all the third world people can take their revenge upon the evil Americans. There would be nothing that would make the leftists happier than a bunch of white cities in ruins.