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Batfink Posted: Fri, Feb 15 2008 8:52 AM

WASHINGTON - President Bush has ordered the Pentagon to use a Navy missile to attempt to destroy a broken U.S. spy satellite — and thereby minimize the risk to humans from its toxic fuel — by intercepting it just before it re-enters the atmosphere, officials said Thursday.

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General Eclectic replied on Fri, Feb 15 2008 9:32 AM

They'll AIM at their spy satellite..., but whose will they actually hit?

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Milky replied on Fri, Feb 15 2008 12:08 PM

Just a suggestion, but wouldn't it be easier for them to shoot down if it was disguised as a civilian airliner.

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Batfink replied on Thu, Feb 21 2008 8:33 AM
They hit it, but are unsure at this point if they actually got the hydrazine tank.

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Batfink replied on Mon, Feb 25 2008 3:46 PM
The DoD are confident they hit the tank.

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