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I could only find one line that I can positively identify as Matt...the rest could be the Econoline Crush guy, I can't tell. "But when I woke up this morning could have sworn it was judgement day."

Sonic Mayhem - Kill Ratio

Green Day - Time Of Your Life

So we can all blame Danimal?

Matt Good, Bif Naked, Econoline Crush, etc.... It's on Kazaa somewhere.

I hate to quote myself, but I did mention that....but it is still possible, from at least two countries. Unlikely, certainly...but possible. But in that case, chances are the US is going to retailate with a cloud of their own nukes, at which point that's pretty much the end for everybody. In respect to serving the species instead of yourself, the best response to a heavy nuclear attack is no response at all. Just take it...your retaliation will probably doom everyone else on earth, if the initial attack didn't.

There's also the volume issue. Maybe you've got a grid that covers the entire country...but if they lauch their weapons en masse, you better hope you have enough interceptors ready to stop them all. And if they fire alot of decoys with the real nukes? Well, you're screwed.

Jet - Cold Hard Bitch

Sonic Mayhem - Rage

MG/MGB of course The Crystal Method The Chemical Brothers Prodigy Astral Projection Talamasca Shpongle DJ GT Project C Sonic Mayhem Sun Project Infected Mushroom Hallucinogen Massive Attack But I listen to alot of most other genres.

I think I paid about a THIRD of that, BRANDE NEW, mere months ago (I think it was Crusader who found them ;)). After seeing this thread...I'm glad I got it when I did. w00t.

Remember too that in the cases of many such missiles, the engines burn out near the apex...much smaller heat signature on the way back down. At this point you either need to calculate trajectory based on last known heading, or use radar.

It'd be a reasonable assumption that an aircraft hijacked within a short time of two others is part of the same attack. Especially when it's headed for DC. If the hijackers are making no demands to have a holding pattern cleared and be allowed to land somewhere, and the flight is dometic (ie not enough fuel to escape the country), then it's a fairly safe bet that they do not plan to land, or get out alive. Tail it with a couple fighters if you're unsure, but as soon as the jet starts dropping altitude or vectors toward what appears to be a prime target, it's time to end it. The passengers are guaranteed to die either way, so you don't let the plane reach its target. I'm sure it is a difficult decision to make...but really, there's only one sensible choice. On a barely related note, I saw at least three F/A, F, or CF-18s in the air over Ottawa today, as well as what appeared to be a Stratotanker. Combat air patrol, anyone?

Nine Inch Nails - I'm Afraid Of Americans

DJ Shadow - Midnight In A Perfect World That last one of mine was supposed to be in 'What are you listening to?' but I screwed it up...might as well just run with it now, though.

Sonic Mayhem - Kill Ratio (Quake II Original Soundtrack) Don't laugh, it's awesome. Seriously, as far as video game music goes, this stuff is excellent.

A good point...ICBMs have been around, and effective, for a long time, but to date they still haven't made the interceptors work. Retrofitting existing missiles with stealth technology, or designing some sort of interferance system would likely be alot easier than building new interceptors to counter it.

I have seen them go for over $150...

What matters is that they WOULD have shot it down either way, given the chance...whether they actually did, or the problem took care of itself, we may never know.

That's the thing...this sort of defence shield will of course prompt efforts to counter it. Arms race, here we come.

I have posts.

The estimate is probably fairly sound, assuming the missile does not employ stelth technology...and of course assuming that the wing surface of the 747, which a missile would lack, isn't the origin of most of its radar signature.

Assumption or no, this isn't much better than a wild guess...unless of course you have done research on the subject, in which case I will stand corrected. A 2 ton truck has a radar signature much larger than a 747. A stealth fighter has a signature the size of a seagul. Angles and material matter more than sheer size. There is also the possibility that a missile may possess some stealthy design features...radar absorbant coating, for example. We must also remember that the interceptor does not neccessarily have to strike the ICBM directly - like some anti-aircraft missiles, the interceptor could be designed to detonate early, spraying shrapnel into the path of the ICBM - at 16,000 miles per hour, even a small, low velocity object will do alot of damage when the missile hits it. The same concept has been considered for hunter-killer satellites, which would self destruct, throwing metal into the path of the target. Then there's the counter-interceptor defences which have been ...theorised...for the ICBM itself - decoy warheads, chaff, and of course the simple fact that if the interceptor arrives too late, there will likely be 5 or more individual, self guided warheads in the air for every ICBM which was fired from the host country. That's alot of nukes. I'd put more stock in orbital laser weapons. I also think it's more likely that nuclear weapons will be...delivered...in smaller yeilds and quantities, covertly or via aircraft/artillery, on a tactical/strategic level, instead of en masse on a theatre level

Chapters...hilarious book.

A little Fight Club-esque, isn't it?