U.S. wants cruiser to shoot down satellite

[unhappycamper]

U.S. wants cruiser to shoot down satellite
By Lolita C. Baldor - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Feb 14, 2008 15:26:41 EST

The Pentagon is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite expected to hit the Earth in early March.

U.S. officials said Thursday that the option preferred by the Bush administration will be to fire a missile from a Navy cruiser and shoot down the satellite before it enters Earth’s atmosphere.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the options will not be publicly discussed until a later Pentagon briefing.

The disabled satellite is expected to hit the Earth the first week of March. Officials said the Navy would likely shoot it down before then, using a special missile modified for the task.

Other details about the missile and the targeting were not immediately available. But the decision involves several U.S. agencies, including the National Security Agency, the Department of Homeland Defense and the State Department.


Rest of article at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/02/ap_satellite_080214/

[mediaman007]

1. Hey, why not use our missile defense shield? We're paying billions for it!

Instead we have to "modify" a navy missile to do the job.

Will they tell us if they miss? The military gives out so much disinformation, I'm guessing that its all a PR stunt anyway.