Old news: 5,000lbs US Satellite fails in orbit and is falling back to earth.
Today's news: The Pentagon is planning to
blow it up with a missile before then.
Why?
Quote:
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Originally Posted by Military brain
there's a small but real risk that the tank could rupture, releasing a "toxic gas" over a "populated area," causing a "risk to human life."
The regret factor of not acting clearly outweighed the regret factor of acting
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*sniff sniff* What a guy! Trying to keep us all safe like that. I'm sure the idea of all the secret spy toys on that bird landing in say the middle of China had no effect on that decision at all.