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Shot across sthe bow?

Failed Russian ICBM test over B-Ho's head:

http://video.foxnews.com/12396468/test-gone-wrong

Pat

yeah.....but it sure looked cool!

Why are the firing it? WATFI?
WATFI over Norway?
WATFI as the NPP is being awardeds?
WATFI when OUR President is in the blast radius?
Why did it fail? (OK, it's Russian . . . but besides that)

Guess this is how the Russians celebrate. It's not easy planning a failed test!

Quote:

Originally Posted by LarryW (Post 301431)

Guess this is how the Russians celebrate. It's not easy planning a failed test!

Maybe, Just maybe their rocket did exactly what they wanted it to do...

:cool::rolleyes::mad::eek:

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Originally Posted by JJ_BPK (Post 301487)

Maybe, Just maybe their rocket did exactly what they wanted it to do...

:cool::rolleyes::mad::eek:

Exactly.

When you have a country the size of Russia, you do not have to launch test missiles over neighboring countries unless you want to.

TR

An interesting take from Russia Today, a news channel/website and a good place to get a case of the heebie jeebies. Source is here.

Quote:

Giant sky spiral shocks Norwegians

09 December, 2009, 20:41

A mysterious spiral-shaped phenomenon in the skies above northern Norway was spotted on Wednesday morning.

The marvelous sight could be seen near the city of Tromsø.

Eyewitnesses describe it as if a shooting star were spinning around and around and spreading outwards with a bluish jet protruding to the side.

The sky spectacle lasted for about two minutes.

Locals of the northern region, who are accustomed to the aurora borealis, say they have never seen anything like it before.

Military analysts in Oslo suggested it was a failed Russian missile launch. Indeed, a test of Russia’s new intercontinental missile took place in the White Sea that day, but Russia’s Defense Ministry has not linked the two incidents.

“On Wednesday, a Bulava ballistic missile was test-fired from a nuclear submarine in the White Sea. The telemetry showed everything went well in the first two stages of the flight,” Aleksey Kuznetsov, chief of the Russian Defense Ministry’s press service told RT. “However, an engine problem developed in the third stage. An inquiry has begun into the cause of the fault. Previous test flights have had problems with the first stage of the missile.”

What's Russian for "Nothing to see here...move along...here's some more Kool Aid?"

It's Russia's way of saying, thank you for backing down and not putting in that pesky shield Pres Obama. and we will gladly get rid of some old ICBMs for we are testing these new ones that are better. Of course, as you can see, they are not perfect. (wink wink) :munchin