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Don't you mean, play by your rules and do exactly as they are told, not actually "play nice"?
Originally posted by timetothink
So we are supposed to believe this missile thingy that is capable of reaching the US...which is roughly 6400 miles...is a propaganda boom box, doppler radar ???
I don't think so.....
Low Earth Orbit Satellites are only 250miles above the Earth by the way.
The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM Treaty or ABMT) was a treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union on the limitation of the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) systems used in defending areas against missile-delivered nuclear weapons.
Signed in 1972, it was in force for the next 30 years until the US unilaterally withdrew from it in June 2002.
Originally posted by getreadyalready
Originally posted by timetothink
So we are supposed to believe this missile thingy that is capable of reaching the US...which is roughly 6400 miles...is a propaganda boom box, doppler radar ???
I don't think so.....
Low Earth Orbit Satellites are only 250miles above the Earth by the way.
Low Earth Orbit Satellites
I don't know what you are trying to say? If it can reach an "orbit" of 250 miles altitude, then it can reach anywhere in the world, since it is "orbiting." Or, are you trying to say it is not a satellite launch, but a missile, in which case everyone should be concerned, just not the US, because we are 6400 miles away?
Originally posted by Drunkenparrot
For anyone who is wondering...
There is no difference between an orbital booster and an ICBM. Anything that can heft a satellite into any orbit can send a nuclear warhead anywhere on the globe.
Separately, the U.S. formerly withdrew from the ABM treaty in 2002.
The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM Treaty or ABMT) was a treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union on the limitation of the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) systems used in defending areas against missile-delivered nuclear weapons.
Signed in 1972, it was in force for the next 30 years until the US unilaterally withdrew from it in June 2002.
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
The American Missile Defense Agency started a no AMD treaty with Russia, Europe and the USA in July 2003. There was much dispute about the questionability of the reason why there was another AMD treaty when one had failed not many years before. There were union conferences about this matter held in August 2009 which reached the conclusion to keep the treaty until pending investigation.
On June 13, 2002, the United States withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and subsequently recommenced developing missile defense systems that would have formerly been prohibited by the bilateral treaty. The action was covered by the ostensible reason of needing to defend against the possibility of a missile attack conducted by a rogue state.
The next day, Russian Federation promptly dropped the START II agreement, intended to completely ban MIRVS.
Reuters) - North Korea on Friday launched its ballistic rocket carrying a weather satellite, South Korea's YTN television reported, without citing sources. The South's Yonhap news agency also reported the launch. The launch has drawn international criticism due to concerns it could further the reclusive state's ability to deliver a nuclear warhead. No further details or pictures were available to confirm the repor