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Post by uforn on Jan 25, 2012 15:34:31 GMT 1
Base to fight extra-terrestrial attacks GOVERNMENT ministers visited RAF Fylingdales on Monday to discuss how the base can be utilised to protect the UK from attacks from space. The Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister for Universities and Science, and Peter Luff MP, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, visited the base to discuss drafting a National Space Security Policy. The policy will address all aspects of the UK’s dependence on space, both military and civil, and during their visit the ministers were shown how RAF Fylingdales is primarily used for ballistic missile warnings, but also has a secondary role of space surveillance. Mr Luff said: “RAF Fylingdales is an important part of the North Yorkshire community and is also a vital component of our national security, helping to provide an uninterrupted ballistic missile warning and space surveillance service to both the UK and the US. “This visit will be of great assistance to us as we work towards a National Space Security Policy, which will consider the challenges and opportunities for both civil and military uses of space, an area of growing importance for the UK.” Accompanying the ministers were members of the National Space Security Policy Team and of the Cabinet office, and they were hosted by station commander Rayna Owens. Wing Commander Owens said: “We were honoured to host such an important visit, key to the National Space Security Policy and the future.” In addition to briefing on RAF Fylingdales operations, the visitors toured the Solid State Phased-Array Radar (SSPAR), the Operations Room and made the most of the good weather by viewing the site from the top of the radar building. The RAF base has had a busy week, as it is currently monitoring the flight of a failed Russian probe, named Phobos-Grunt, which was intended to explore Mars, but instead failed to escape Earth’s orbit and is expected to crash back to Earth on Sunday. The majority of the probe is expected to burn up as it re-enters the atmosphere, but up to 30 pieces of debris, collectively weighing around 200kg, could land anywhere across the British Isles or northern Europe. It’s final journey will be tracked from RAF Fylingdales, although they will only be able to predict its landing spot with an uncertainty of 4,000km. Source: www.whitbygazette.co.uk/news/local/base_to_fight_extra_terrestrial_attacks_1_4163313
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Post by uforn on Jan 25, 2012 17:14:21 GMT 1
Im very curious as to what they mean by attacks from space, They could be talking about threats from countrys such as Russia that may have space weapons, or they could be talking about the threat of a possible asteroid threat from space which would be extra-terrestrial in nature, or they could be talking about an actual alien threat.
What with all the hype on an alien invasion supposedly to happen this year, Im sure people are going to be taking this way out of context.
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Post by ronologic on Jan 25, 2012 19:02:29 GMT 1
Im very curious as to what they mean by attacks from space, They could be talking about threats from countrys such as Russia that may have space weapons, or they could be talking about the threat of a possible asteroid threat from space which would be extra-terrestrial in nature, or they could be talking about an actual alien threat. What with all the hype on an alien invasion supposedly to happen this year, Im sure people are going to be taking this way out of context. I read this article on the assumption the article would have ET implications by the wording of the headline. Then I read the article. Twice. I could find no ET insinuations. This deals with "ballistic missile" threats. What alien invasion is to happen this year? Or is it the invasion that was to happen the past 100 years?
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Post by uforn on Jan 25, 2012 23:05:46 GMT 1
Sorry I meant to say the fake alien invasion, which has been hyped up all over the net.
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Post by ronologic on Jan 26, 2012 0:51:54 GMT 1
Sorry I meant to say the fake alien invasion, which has been hyped up all over the net. I'll believe it when it happens.
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Post by uforn on Jan 26, 2012 1:30:27 GMT 1
I hope you dont think that I believe there will be a fake invasion. I was merely pointing out that the article will get took out of context.
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Post by ronologic on Jan 26, 2012 2:27:15 GMT 1
I hope you dont think that I believe there will be a fake invasion. I was merely pointing out that the article will get took out of context. Absolutely not. My statement is that I will believe in an alien invasion when it happens. And not before.
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Post by bob on Jan 26, 2012 22:34:44 GMT 1
I'm more worried about the real threat that NASA and the MIC are ready to use their Space Arsenal on Iran.
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Post by ronologic on Jan 27, 2012 0:30:26 GMT 1
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Post by uforn on Jan 27, 2012 15:43:31 GMT 1
I'm more worried about the real threat that NASA and the MIC are ready to use their Space Arsenal on Iran. Ive not heard this either bob can you supply the source where you read this ?
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