AF General: Spy Satellite Could Hit US

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

AF General: Spy Satellite Could Hit US

Wednesday January 30, 2008 12:46 AM

By LOLITA C. BALDOR

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military is developing
contingency plans to deal with the possibility that
a large spy satellite expected to fall to Earth in
late February or early March could hit North America.

Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, who heads of U.S.
Northern Command, told The Associated Press on
Tuesday that the size of the satellite suggests
that some number of pieces will not burn up as the
orbiting vehicle re-enters the Earth's atmosphere
and will hit the ground.

“We're aware that this satellite is out there,”
Renuart said. “We're aware it is a fairly substantial
size. And we know there is at least some percentage
that it could land on ground as opposed to in the
water.”

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Renuart added that, “As it looks like it might re-
enter into the North American area,” then the U.S.
military along with the Homeland Security Department
and the Federal Emergency Management Agency will
either have to deal with the impact or assist Canadian
or Mexican authorities.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-7266235,00.html

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Earlier thread: Disabled spy satellite threatens Earth

[SharonAnn]

1. I guess it would be only fair.

[ORDagnabbit]

2. so any plutonium on this thing? n/t

[Journeyman]

3. No it won't -- we'll use "Star Wars" missile defense to blast it from the sky. . .

After umpteen-trillion dollars invested in that white elephant boondoggle, and everyone assuring we doubters "it's going to work because we're America and we're #1," let's put this Military-Industrial-Complex wet dream to an acid test. And it'll be so easy: we know where the target is, how fast it's moving, and we can probably get it to beam a steady homing beacon or radio wave to guide our "savior weapon" right into the target. What could be easier? It'll be just like one of those bogus "tests" the military carries out over the South Pacific.

So let's see it save us or let's shut it down and save bucks from going to a useless program. We'll need that money to repair the damage this satellite's going to do to Poughkeepsie.