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Re:US military's mysterious X-37B space plane zooms toward o... by adhesive_wombat on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @06:37PM (#31913985)
What if it increases it by 1%?
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Re:US military's mysterious X-37B space plane zooms toward o... by moffkalast on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @06:42PM (#31914030)
What if 73% of statistics get made up on the spot?
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Re:US military's mysterious X-37B space plane zooms toward o... by adhesive_wombat on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @06:52PM (#31914129)
Well that's one stat in the world that you definitely want to know the sign of at least!
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Re:US military's mysterious X-37B space plane zooms toward o... by FredPret on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @09:07PM (#31915245)
Knowing where the other powers' silos and possibly subs are is better than worrying about it. Having them know that you know means it's not worth it for them to press the big red button. Military intelligence supports the Mutually Assured Destruction doctrine, which is what's keeping us all alive.
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