Chamblee54

There is talk about missile defenses. As attack rockets get cheaper and more popular, and the nuclear genie creeps further out of the bottle, people want to do something to stop enemy attack rockets. There is a reason they call it rocket science.
One thing to consider is what happens to the warhead, when the propulsion section of the rocket is hit. It seems to PG that the payload would continue to go forward. It might not go as far, or to the intended target, but it is continuing to go. And if it is a nuclear weapon, then it does not have to be especially accurate. A nuke makes a big hole.
The fallout and radiation from a nuclear weapon would not be stopped by a defense missile. A big chunk of the earth would be contaminated by this explosion.
On a vaguely related note, PG answered a poll recently. The question was, what was the first Bob Dylan record you bought, and in what format? The poll was at a site called 22words, which is currently tagged as an “attack site” when you try to pull it up.
The first BD that I got was probably “Blind Boy Grunt”, on vinyl. It was a bootleg, recorded in a New York hotel around 1961. The favorite would be “Blonde on Blonde”, with “Highway 61”, “John Wesley Harding”, “Bringing it all back home” and “another side” not far behind.
I saw him with the band at the omni in 1974, and was not impressed. I won tickets to see him at the house of blues during the 1996 olympics, and could barely hear what he said, the sound was so bad.
I got a book about him at the library a few months ago. I got disgusted after about fifty pages. This story is on my blog .
Mr. Zimmerman has the same birth surname as Ethel Merman. May 24 is also the birthday of Queen Victoria and Patti Labelle. It is the day that Samuel Morse sent the message ” What hath G-d wrought” over the telegraph, starting the age of electric communication.
Pictures today are from The Library of Congress. HT to dangerousminds for the videos. John Waters used to stay at the Cheshire Motor Inn when he came to Atlanta.
Update:The situation at 22 words apparently has been resolved.