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    US Military Wants Armed Spy Bots in Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

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    Image of AqueousBeef AqueousBeef
    11/18/09

    In reply to US Military Wants Armed Spy Bots in Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
    Hmm so that's how the Russians invaded the US mainland in Modern Warfare 2... #icbm
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    11/18/09

    @AqueousBeef: It was Red Dawn!!
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    11/18/09


    @qbrad:
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    11/18/09

    @maxentropy: Thank you. Little red hearts aflutter.

    #tips
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    Image of frigg frigg
    11/17/09

    In reply to US Military Wants Armed Spy Bots in Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
    Due respect, the Army is no longer purveyor of all things camouflage green. It's more like camouflage sand color these days. #icbm
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    Image of The5thElephant The5thElephant
    11/18/09

    @frigg: Well we outdid the Galactic Empire there. #icbm
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    11/17/09

    In reply to US Military Wants Armed Spy Bots in Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
    Wouldn't it be simpler to just pre-position spybot/killbot packages in low earth orbit over trouble spots, and then call them in as needed. Sure there's an upfront cost, but it puts them even closer to the action, with the added benefit of no ICBM launches during the actual crisis at hand? #icbm
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    Image of minibeardeath minibeardeath
    11/17/09

    @Canoehead: its that there upfront cost that would keep this from leaving the drawing board. I mean, imagine if no conflict arose in the region that the military predicted, all that peace would make the designers look like fools (and waste taxpayer money). but this here ICBM idea can be sent anywhere, and we wouldnt have to worry about wasting resources because we would all be dead when the russians launch their nuclear ICBMs in retaliation to our spybot ICBM. #icbm
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    Image of Ridley Ridley
    11/18/09

    @minibeardeath: Get richard brandson to put them in low earth orbit. I think he only charges 50k per seat. You could buy the whole cabin in need be. A single tomahawk missile is over $1M, so i expect ICBMs would be much more.
    i have no idea if i'm being sarcastic or not
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    11/18/09

    @Ridley: I'm not sure Branson goes high enough to achieve stable orbit.
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    11/17/09

    In reply to US Military Wants Armed Spy Bots in Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
    I think the problem was first brought to light with the 1990s Clinton-uses-a-cruise-missile-to-kill-a-camel-and-a-tent "strikes" against Al Qeada. The US used Tomahawks, which are essentially very small subsonic aircraft, launched from off the Pakistani coast. Of course, they had to warn the Pakistanis that they were on the way(don't want to start an accidental nuke war between India and Pakistan), and the missiles' low cruise speed gave the Pakistanis plenty of time to warn Bin Laden and for Bin Laden to decamp. #icbm
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    Image of Large wooden badger Large wooden badger
    11/17/09

    In reply to US Military Wants Armed Spy Bots in Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
    I can understand the idea of fast deployment.

    But, isn't the idea of spying to you know...not let people know your doing it? Otherwise your just finding crap out.

    A spy plane is rather low key, and usually has some type of stealth or other sneaky sneaky.

    Launch a ICBM and every country with a space monitoring center is gonna know it.

    To me it's the equivalent of sending james bond out in a clown suit and a giant blinking sandwich board that says "GIVE MEH YUR SEEKRITZ"
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    Edited by Large wooden badger at 11/17/09 6:28 PM Large wooden badger was starred Large wooden badger was unstarred
    Image of snoop_dizzle snoop_dizzle
    11/17/09

    @Large wooden badger: I believe this would only be used if they decided to actually strike. In which case this could come in handy if they need information quickly giving them even more air superiority.

    So they would just use drones, spy planes or satellites in any normal situation.
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    Shamoononon: I shave my legs. promoted this comment Edited by snoop_dizzle at 11/17/09 6:44 PM snoop_dizzle was starred snoop_dizzle was unstarred
    Image of weshirecat tells it in the form of a question? weshirecat tells it in the form of a question?
    11/17/09

    In reply to US Military Wants Armed Spy Bots in Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
    This reminds me of something my grandpa told me once about this military project during WWII we put in place, wherein the U.S. has people stationed in specific places throughout the world enabling us to put "Boot to Earth" anywhere in the world within 2 hours. I forget the name of the project. Maybe someone can help me with the name on that. #icbm
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    Image of snoop_dizzle snoop_dizzle
    11/17/09

    @weshirecat tells it in the form of a question?: Speaking of projects. I have been reading into the Soviet Union's doomsday weapon called "The Dead Hand" that was never really known about until recently. It was essentially designed to strike back in case the US ever decided to strike them.

    It's pretty interesting. There is a book out about it too. #icbm
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    Image of mattycakes mattycakes
    11/17/09

    In reply to US Military Wants Armed Spy Bots in Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
    Cotton Candy ICBM's? Sign me up!

    Really though, 20 man points to whichever Giz reader can throw together a quick photoshop of an ICBM dispersing cotton candy over the Kremlin. #icbm
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/17/09

    @mattycakes: I was hoping for a Ballistic in a tutu. #icbm
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    Image of Gann Gann
    11/17/09


    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: #icbm
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/17/09

    @Gann: OH BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    There is something very wrong there.

    It kind of looks like Pearl Krabs, the little whale girl thingy on Sponge Bob and a phallic object at the same time.

    Somebody will come up with something witty to say, I'm just gonna go ahead and copy that.
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    Edited by Shamoononon: I shave my legs. at 11/17/09 6:53 PM Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was starred Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was unstarred
    Image of :negated: :negated:
    11/17/09

    In reply to US Military Wants Armed Spy Bots in Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
    So this is what they're planning to use the space shuttle for... #icbm
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    Image of Twanzio Twanzio
    11/17/09

    In reply to US Military Wants Armed Spy Bots in Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
    Great idea. Let's launch ICBM's over international borders for spying purposes. Other country's will love that. Can you imagine the crap storm it would cause if Russia or North Korea did the same to the US? #icbm
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    Shamoononon: I shave my legs. promoted this comment Twanzio was starred Twanzio was unstarred
    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/17/09

    @Twanzio: Yeah... ummmm. Because we don't already spy on them? #icbm
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    Image of TheWormInYourApple TheWormInYourApple
    11/17/09

    @Twanzio: China's leading import is stolen American missile technology.

    Spying is the status quo. #icbm
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    Image of Twanzio Twanzio
    11/17/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.:

    No problems with the spying itself (since every civilized country does it), it's the spying attached to missiles usually used to carry nukes that strikes me as odd. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of covert operations?

    I'm just saying if Russia decided to send a missile our way in the name of spying and national security, Uncle Sam and the public at large would go bat shit crazy. Probably why the plans were "scrapped". #icbm
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/17/09

    @Twanzio: Well, considering this seems to be meant for wartime, I'm doubtful we'd be worried about how the other guy felt... so long as they and their neighbors know it's not sportin' a nuclear warhead. #icbm
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    11/17/09

    @Twanzio: You mean like what the Norks do to the Japanese all the time? #icbm
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    Image of OgreNUT OgreNUT
    11/18/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: "... so long as they and their neighbors know it's not sportin' a nuclear warhead."

    Just to get this straight, we expect our enemy, during war time, to trust us when we tell them "the ICBM we just launched your way is not loaded with Nukes, just armed spy bots?"

    Okay... I see no flaws in this logic.
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    11/18/09

    @OgreNUT: Hey, I'm not designing the thing and don't know what their plan is on how to achieve a non threatening missile.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    11/17/09

    In reply to US Military Wants Armed Spy Bots in Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
    if i am not mistaken -- ICBMs don't land . . . they crash. #icbm
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    Image of DustyButt™ DustyButt™
    11/17/09

    @Nick: Crashing is another form of landing... And you can land anywhere, once. #icbm
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    Image of Nick Nick
    11/17/09

    @DustyButt™: ahhh, hence the crash landing. gotcha. #icbm
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/17/09

    In reply to US Military Wants Armed Spy Bots in Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
    "How different that missile could be? A ballistic missile is a ballistic missile. "

    Don't woorrryyy. This one will be designed with Hello Kitty figures. #icbm
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    Image of ThePaul ThePaul
    11/17/09

    In reply to US Military Wants Armed Spy Bots in Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
    Paint a bunch of kittehs on the side of the missile. Nobody would ever confuse that for a weaponized missile.

    Solv'd. #icbm
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    Image of SNForrester SNForrester
    09/24/09

    In reply to 250-Foot Long Hybrid Airship Will Spy Over Afghanistan Battlefields in 2011
    Where am I? Gizmodo or io9? That's so cool.
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    Image of TheGuinnessTooth TheGuinnessTooth
    09/23/09

    In reply to 250-Foot Long Hybrid Airship Will Spy Over Afghanistan Battlefields in 2011
    Finally something that makes we want to serve my country.
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    Image of Hilo Hilo
    09/23/09

    In reply to 250-Foot Long Hybrid Airship Will Spy Over Afghanistan Battlefields in 2011
    There's like an adult back, it's someone has zero defends my sense an adult back, it's like and no air play, it just offense an adult hitting fundamentally unfair about should I cheer for rockets to him?

    There's someone has zero defense or rockets to hitting someone from 2000 feet with a huge cannon when that someone from 20000 feet with a kid, yeah he'll with a kid, yeah he'll with a huge cannon when that should I cheer force or hit back, it
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    Geisrud promoted this comment Edited by Hilo at 09/23/09 5:31 PM Hilo was starred Hilo was unstarred
    Image of squishyalt squishyalt
    09/23/09

    @Hilo: WTF?
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    Image of Gann Gann
    09/23/09

    @squishyalt: You wouldn't cheer for rockets to him?
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    09/23/09

    @squishyalt: are you kidding me? That was comment of the day material right there.
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    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    09/23/09

    @Geisrud: I don't understand. What was he trying to say?
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    09/23/09

    @Hilo: cheer my friend, it can has rockets.

    he shoot kid rockets for air play, my sense adult back. then my adult lump, checking you see my sugar lumps.
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    Image of squishyalt squishyalt
    09/23/09

    @Gann: Dude, that comment actually made me dizzy.

    I didn't know if it was vertigo or someone hitting me with a kid from 20,000 feet.
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