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April 18, 2012

[SSJ: 7394] Re: It's Really A Missile!

From: Peter Matanle
Date: 2012/04/18

A question for technologists.

Is it possible to determine dispassionately if a satellite rocket does or does not use ballistic missile technology? By that I mean, is it possible ever to launch a satellite into orbit on a rocket whose parts and technologies could never contribute to a ballistic missile programme, whatever the intentions of the government agencies involved?

Surely every single rocket that manages to get a satellite sized object into the outer atmosphere in some way or another could be assessed by a biased and politically motivated analysis as potentially contributing to a ballistic missile programme, whether or not such a programme actually exists.

Cheers,
Peter

Approved by ssjmod at 12:36 PM