en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/2586477 Comments by NashKlein http://defensetech.org/2011/04/15/a-new-breed-of-guided-missile-may-be-emerging/#IDComment143162374 my bad 1.8 subs less Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:02:49 +0000 http://defensetech.org/2011/04/15/a-new-breed-of-guided-missile-may-be-emerging/#IDComment143162374 http://defensetech.org/2011/04/15/another-fa-18-hornet-catches-fire-aboard-the-vinson/#IDComment143159491 I know it's hard to tell from the video but did anyone else think it looked like a fuel leak that ignited? Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:50:38 +0000 http://defensetech.org/2011/04/15/another-fa-18-hornet-catches-fire-aboard-the-vinson/#IDComment143159491 http://defensetech.org/2011/04/15/a-new-breed-of-guided-missile-may-be-emerging/#IDComment143157878 3x more misils per sub= 2 fewer subs constructed to maintain firepower and even with only a 20% increase in price per sub that is still like paying for 1.6 subs less. the military is learning to budget, horay! Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:43:50 +0000 http://defensetech.org/2011/04/15/a-new-breed-of-guided-missile-may-be-emerging/#IDComment143157878 http://defensetech.org/2011/03/02/next-generation-of-active-defense-systems-makes-combat-debut/#IDComment132021581 how do you train a suicide bomber? it's not like they can practice blowing themself up! Thu, 3 Mar 2011 04:19:49 +0000 http://defensetech.org/2011/03/02/next-generation-of-active-defense-systems-makes-combat-debut/#IDComment132021581 http://defensetech.org/2011/03/02/next-generation-of-active-defense-systems-makes-combat-debut/#IDComment132021165 why would they waste thier time with something we all know will not work, we all want to beleive that we can reason with anyone but the ones refusing to listen are us not them. Thu, 3 Mar 2011 04:16:55 +0000 http://defensetech.org/2011/03/02/next-generation-of-active-defense-systems-makes-combat-debut/#IDComment132021165 http://defensetech.org/2011/03/02/cno-fighter-gap-dont-worry-about-it/#IDComment131981605 sure an F-18 isn't perfect but it is definently better than nothing Thu, 3 Mar 2011 00:56:29 +0000 http://defensetech.org/2011/03/02/cno-fighter-gap-dont-worry-about-it/#IDComment131981605 http://defensetech.org/2011/03/02/next-generation-of-active-defense-systems-makes-combat-debut/#IDComment131883558 these days people call anyone they dont agree with "terrorists". but I agree with you the current rules of war state that any military target is a legitamate target. Wed, 2 Mar 2011 16:52:31 +0000 http://defensetech.org/2011/03/02/next-generation-of-active-defense-systems-makes-combat-debut/#IDComment131883558 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/18/usaf-eyes-business-jets-as-possible-e-8-jstars-replacement/#IDComment129016198 the idea is to reduce cost not increase it. the fuel bill for the military would be insane having to use 747's Sat, 19 Feb 2011 03:32:28 +0000 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/18/usaf-eyes-business-jets-as-possible-e-8-jstars-replacement/#IDComment129016198 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/17/gates-j-20-dont-worry-about-it/#IDComment128743043 I am 17 and I am not verry economicaly literate. I try to pick up what I can but i will agree that I and others my age do not know about much that goes on in our country economically. to that I admit I am Guilty. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:28:20 +0000 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/17/gates-j-20-dont-worry-about-it/#IDComment128743043 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/17/gates-j-20-dont-worry-about-it/#IDComment128739947 we will be fine if we go in and finish fast all i am saying is if push comes to shove don't piddle fart around. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:11:09 +0000 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/17/gates-j-20-dont-worry-about-it/#IDComment128739947 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/17/gates-j-20-dont-worry-about-it/#IDComment128736032 great piss the whole world off and have china shoot it's nukes back at us. then create nuclear winter from the debrise that will either almost or compleatly kill off humanity. if you sugested an EMP i would be more inclined to agree with you but even that would paint us as the bad guys to the rest of the world and lets face it we are probable the most hated and feared nation on earth as it is. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 04:46:37 +0000 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/17/gates-j-20-dont-worry-about-it/#IDComment128736032 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/17/gates-j-20-dont-worry-about-it/#IDComment128734134 >WHat does Gates base his assumptions on? i think he throws darts at a board! Fri, 18 Feb 2011 04:35:31 +0000 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/17/gates-j-20-dont-worry-about-it/#IDComment128734134 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/17/gates-j-20-dont-worry-about-it/#IDComment128733829 so far his record says he is as acurate as the weather men ( rarely are their predictions corect where i live). Fri, 18 Feb 2011 04:33:33 +0000 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/17/gates-j-20-dont-worry-about-it/#IDComment128733829 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/17/gates-j-20-dont-worry-about-it/#IDComment128733497 starting numbers only matter for a small amount of time. begining of our entrance into WW2 our military was not very large we didn't win because we had the largest standing military. we won because we could replenish losses faster than our enemies. so i will have to agree with blight the longer the war would last the less our chances of winning would be. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 04:31:08 +0000 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/17/gates-j-20-dont-worry-about-it/#IDComment128733497 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/16/another-fully-submersible-narco-sub-found/#IDComment128462584 no i was thinking the same thing we have them play war games and target practice why not combine the two and do some good in the process Thu, 17 Feb 2011 03:34:10 +0000 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/16/another-fully-submersible-narco-sub-found/#IDComment128462584 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/03/retro-tech-shaving-hours-off-tedious-journeys-in-afghanistan/#IDComment128039872 bombs can be placed any where, that is not the point of the article. the point is rather than spending money to build roads we can place these mats, thus decreasing travel time without too much increase to the cost of the war. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:06:38 +0000 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/03/retro-tech-shaving-hours-off-tedious-journeys-in-afghanistan/#IDComment128039872 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/14/congressional-hearing-on-intelligence/#IDComment128036836 somebody care to explain to me what a cyber pearl harbor is? Tue, 15 Feb 2011 04:43:01 +0000 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/14/congressional-hearing-on-intelligence/#IDComment128036836 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/11/c-17-is-first-air-force-jet-to-cleared-to-fly-on-biofuel/#IDComment128033441 i do agree with you that making ethonol is a wasteful process and i am not saying that we will run out of oil soon. but the earlier we start researching alternative energy the better our chances are of avoiding an "ow $#!+ we can't drive to work!" moment later. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 04:15:26 +0000 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/11/c-17-is-first-air-force-jet-to-cleared-to-fly-on-biofuel/#IDComment128033441 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/11/c-17-is-first-air-force-jet-to-cleared-to-fly-on-biofuel/#IDComment127841725 so we will end up with excess fuel and debt, nice. Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:33:51 +0000 http://defensetech.org/2011/02/11/c-17-is-first-air-force-jet-to-cleared-to-fly-on-biofuel/#IDComment127841725 http://defensetech.org/2011/01/21/navy-one-step-closer-to-using-lasers-for-ship-defense/#IDComment127822130 light acts like a wave until we try to observe it at which point we shoot particles at it and it slows the paticles of light down. light is an object but it is traveling soo fast it behaves like a wave but once it reaches a denser object the likely hood of it coliding with another particle is greater. it is like shooting a bullet at a duck mid flight there is a lot of empty space around it (air). however if there is a group of ducks that are close together (solid or liquid) your bullet (light) is more likely to hit at least one of them. Mon, 14 Feb 2011 03:38:03 +0000 http://defensetech.org/2011/01/21/navy-one-step-closer-to-using-lasers-for-ship-defense/#IDComment127822130