Saturday, August 6, 2011

Is this the test Biden was talking about ?

Probably not. This is more of an embarrment than a new threat. An SLBM can hit East Coast cities about 15 minutes after launch (and Soviet, er I mean Russian ICBMs can hit the U.S. about 30 minutes after detected), so this doesn't make us less safe, we are already living on a big bulls-eye. Sure, it will mean keeping more fighters in the air and on alert off of Key West, but this is a symbolic gesture by the Russians, the message is that they are tougher than Obama. What this does is make us less strong in our own back yard. I think the test will be something more threatening.

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