Friday, October 14, 2005

Star Wars - the last episode.



After years and years of the GOP stressing the idea that ballistic missile defense is the Nation’s most important military priority, the decision has been made to stop upgrading the technology, reports UPI. "After many years of investment in the midcourse interceptor, (the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency) has now essentially decided that the first generation (ground-based interceptors) will also be its last generation," said the Senate Committee on Appropriations in a report accompanying its version of the 2006 defense appropriations bill. The report, published last week, said the decision would risk wasting much of the time and money already invested.

Considering the decades of frantic and stupendous spending and dire predictions of the immediate necessity of anti-ballistic missiles, one would think this would make headlines.

No word yet on when further admissions of error will be made.

2 comments:

Crankyboy said...

The first generation is the last? That must mean they got it right on the first try! Why are you so against Star Wars? I bet you're anti-Star Trek too.

Capt. Fogg said...

Scientists have been saying since Reagan first thought it up, that it just won't work. They were right.

This is something on the order of abandoning trickle down economics but it just quietly fades away without notice.