The U.S. Military Has a New 'Bullet' That Attacks At Mach Six (with 100 Mile Range)

[Drummond]

You know, if Balu would knock pff all his playground one-upsmanship crap and discuss something interesting besides how tough his country is, might be worth the read.

As it stands ... November 1963 - USA 1 USSR 0

And if their weaponry is so "high tech", why is Assad using chlorine gas against farmers?

It's a pity that Balu has such a need to advertise a belligerent mindset - an overriding desire to push the idea of the West being forever 'bested', militarily - when it would be a far more productive exercise to just discuss, swap ideas and perspectives, in a calm, reasonable, and dispassionate manner.

What good is all this 'us v them' confrontational talk ? Except to maybe convince us that Russia cannot be considered to be anything other than a rival power, one to be forever guarded against ?

Well ... if that must be the reality in play, so be it. But it's something of a pity. Balu has an opportunity here in his interactions with other board members. To squander it, instead, on playground one-upmanship nonsense achieves precisely nothing of any value.

[Gunny]

It's a pity that Balu has such a need to advertise a belligerent mindset - an overriding desire to push the idea of the West being forever 'bested', militarily - when it would be a far more productive exercise to just discuss, swap ideas and perspectives, in a calm, reasonable, and dispassionate manner.

What good is all this 'us v them' confrontational talk ? Except to maybe convince us that Russia cannot be considered to be anything other than a rival power, one to be forever guarded against ?

Well ... if that must be the reality in play, so be it. But it's something of a pity. Balu has an opportunity here in his interactions with other board members. To squander it, instead, on playground one-upmanship nonsense achieves precisely nothing of any value.

I like listening to people from other countries. I don't want to hear how tough they are. I'm a US Marine. Start talking junk and you'll get twice as much back. Had a Turk on a board I ran awhile back who was the same way. Always trying to impress everyone with how great Turkey is. Just another Iraq under Saddam Hussein by another name.

This is how Balu plays: After you beat his trash-talking so many times, he puts you on ignore. Makes him no better than an Antifa thug. Silence your critics. If you can't stand the heat, don't start a fire. I refuse to use ignore. Want to talk crap? I want to see what the enemy is up to, not pretend he's not there. I certainly hope his military is smarter than he is.

[Drummond]

I like listening to people from other countries. I don't want to hear how tough they are. I'm a US Marine. Start talking junk and you'll get twice as much back. Had a Turk on a board I ran awhile back who was the same way. Always trying to impress everyone with how great Turkey is. Just another Iraq under Saddam Hussein by another name.

This is how Balu plays: After you beat his trash-talking so many times, he puts you on ignore. Makes him no better than an Antifa thug. Silence your critics. If you can't stand the heat, don't start a fire. I refuse to use ignore. Want to talk crap? I want to see what the enemy is up to, not pretend he's not there. I certainly hope his military is smarter than he is.

Yep -- well said.

Me -- I also hate the 'ignore' option. Those who need to use it are basically those who can't stand the heat. Those who have weak arguments, or just can't stand to take good opposition to what is said. I have precisely ONE person on 'ignore' on this forum, and it took literally years of useless argument to convince me that no other useful option existed.

Propagandists, it seems to me, need to use that option on a regular basis.

[aboutime]

Yep -- well said.

Me -- I also hate the 'ignore' option. Those who need to use it are basically those who can't stand the heat. Those who have weak arguments, or just can't stand to take good opposition to what is said. I have precisely ONE person on 'ignore' on this forum, and it took literally years of useless argument to convince me that no other useful option existed.

Propagandists, it seems to me, need to use that option on a regular basis.

Gunny, and Sir Drummond. I didn't see the talk about the Challenger. But I wonder if Balu even knows...All of our Space Shuttles were traveling at little more than 25,000 Miles Per Hour?

The Earth Spins at 25k, and in order for the Shuttle to meet up with the SPACE STATION, at it's level, and speed. It must travel weightlessly....at 25k. Much faster than Balu's FAST ROCKET.

But, at no time is anything MAN MADE capable of traveling faster than THE SPEED OF LIGHT.
It's just a FACT.