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reply posted on 8-12-2005 @ 02:32 PM by StellarX
Originally posted by rogue1
Well you could say the Russians fell behind in WWII.


Behind what? Anyone doing much launching of rockets before world war 2?

Yes they did get the first man and satellite into sapce but only by narrow margins.


Dont forget first ICBM, first artificial satellite, first sat around the moon ( as i recall) and first soft landing on moon. Actually they did everything first beside actually landing men on the moon. Why people who say Americans did not land on the moon forget to bring this up i have NO idea.

It was Kenndy's implementation of the Apollo program where the Americans took the big leap.


Big leap to start catching up to the USSR.....

As far as ICBM technology the US always had the lead until recently, mainly because the US hasn't developed a new ballistic missile for 16-17 years.


Pantently false in all regards.

Whereas as Russia has been plowing ahead. The US still has the most accurate and advanced SLBM's - the Trident II D5.


Not sure but highly doubt it and do not really believe it.... Nothing i have ever read suggests the US were interested , or i guess capable, of keeping up.

The main reason for this tech superiority for so long is because capitalism has always proven itself to be far more innovative and creative than communism.


Just not related, please stay on topic and do not bring up bad arguments to support bad information.

It seems only after communisn fell di the Russian really start getting their tech moving, proving IMO that capitalism is superior when it comes to advancement of technology.




Stellar



reply posted on 8-12-2005 @ 03:45 PM by rogue1
Originally posted by StellarX
Originally posted by Rogue1It was Kenndy's implementation of the Apollo program where the Americans took the big leap.


Big leap to start catching up to the USSR.....


LOL, you obviously haven't read much about the early years of the space race. Bothe countries were flinging so many rockets into space on the same missions, it was more luck who got there first. One achievement was matched by the other superpower within months. Kinda like throwing darts. The Apollo program so far is the peak of manned human exploration. Lets not forget as well the American Pionner and Voyager probes which are still transmitting and the 1st of which will shortly be leaving the influence of the sun.

HAve a look at all the missions by both countries :
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov...

As far as ICBM technology the US always had the lead until recently, mainly because the US hasn't developed a new ballistic missile for 16-17 years.


Pantently false in all regards.


Hmmm, have you read anything about the history of both countries ICBM's and SLBM's. I suggest when you do, you look at the stat CEP ( Circular Area Probable ), which is a measure of accuracy. See whose are by far the most accurate. It's the reason why US ICBM's have smaller warheads, because they are more accurate, whilst Russia tends to have larger warheads.

Whereas as Russia has been plowing ahead. The US still has the most accurate and advanced SLBM's - the Trident II D5.


Not sure but highly doubt it and do not really believe it.... Nothing i have ever read suggests the US were interested , or i guess capable, of keeping up.


As above, have you done any reading on the subject Because what your saying seems like you haven't, your statements are wrong



reply posted on 8-12-2005 @ 03:57 PM by Pyros
Some of these responses are really kinda funny.

I think it is fairly clear that the Soviets stole Patriot seeker technology. I also think that it goes without saying that this technology was probably in "paper" format, or perhaps computer disks - no one actually believes that any actual Patriot seekers were stolen. Those things are kinda hard to miss once they get up and walk away, you know.

I also think its fair to say that the Russians were not the only people either stealing Patriot seeker technology, or peddling it in underground, back-alley channels to high bidders, or to those who were owed political favors. The simple fact is that the Patriot seeker technology, including the TVM technique, was "next generation" (I wouldn't necessarily call it "revolutionary") and was desired by more that just a few countries for their own systems.

There is no doubt that the TVM technique is a US invention (specifically Raytheon Co.). I was once told, while working at Raytheon, that Raytheon had applied for a classified patent on the technique, but was denied because the technology was developed under the funding of a government contract and was, therefore, the property of the government. This original seeker technology was first worked on in a highly-classified program during the Vietnam War days. Existance of the TVM technique did not become public knowledge until the Pentagon began to take a hard look at the program cost(then called SAM-D). See the following
link for Redstone Arsenal for more details on the complete Patriot history. It was also during this timeframe that I was told about the problems with theft and espionage in the Patriot program in the (distant) past. This was related to me at the time by the actual Patriot Program Manager, Mr. Walter Putis.

Take it for what it's worth. It old news, really. Nothing left to be said. The Grumble is a fine system - a real competitor to the Patriot in the area of international arms sales. But to me, that comes as no surprise, considering it's origins.


reply posted on 8-12-2005 @ 04:01 PM by iskander
Have fun folks. If CDI data does not work for you, I can’t help you.

WWW.DEFENSETECH.ORG...

“PATRIOT HYPE, PATRIOT REALITY
A new picture of the Patriot missile's performance in Gulf War II is emerging -- and it's not the happy scene we were all shown on television last spring.
As recently as last week, the Army claimed that it had a perfect intercept record during Operation Iraqi Freedom. But that's "at best, a wild twisting of the facts," Victoria Samson, with the Center for Defense Information (CDI), says.
She's examined a new report from the Army's 32d Army Air and Missile Defense Command which looks at how the Patriots performed. And that study contradicts the military's ballistic boosterism.
"According to the Army's own report, 23 Iraqi missile launches are documented. Subtract the nine reported intercepts, and take away the one Iraqi missile that blew itself up shortly after launch and the four which were out of Patriot range, and that leaves nine missiles which should have been intercepted and were not. A 100% interception rate glosses over what actually happened in the battlefield," she writes. (emphasis mine)
CDI's analysis -- including a day-by-day breakdown of OIF's missile battles -- here.”
www.cdi.org.../friendlyversion/printversion.cfm
www.cdi.org.../index.cfm
147.71.210.21...



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