| | [https://youtu.be/2owXYuVwC0k?t=1827] [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|WWJD? Would he claim 2 gay bathhouses in Russia compared to 300 in America justifies nuclear war?]]</sup> 22:17, June 29, 2026 (EDT) | | [https://youtu.be/2owXYuVwC0k?t=1827] [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|WWJD? Would he claim 2 gay bathhouses in Russia compared to 300 in America justifies nuclear war?]]</sup> 22:17, June 29, 2026 (EDT) |
| − | Despite [[PR]] damage control that says the [[Patriot missile]] system has a 90% interception rate, [[Prof. Ted Postol]] who helped design the system says it's more like 2%. Nevertheless, [[Lockheed Martin]] was given another $5 Billion for more. | + | Despite [[PR]] damage control that says the [[Patriot missile]] system has a 90% interception rate, [[Prof. Ted Postol]], who helped design the system, says the interception rate is more like 2%. Nevertheless, [[Lockheed Martin]] was recently given another $5 Billion to build more. |
| − | {{Cquote|This system is not working at all. But they'll be happy to sell it to you, to the [[American]] [[people]]. And they'll also be happy to jeopardize, let me underscore this, which makes me furious beyond stealing from the American people, jeopardize the future [[security]] of our country. Because if there's a problem with this system, we need to try to make planning adjustments, and [[strategy]] adjustments, and [[tactical]] adjustments as best we can to deal with this incredible shortfall. I'm not sure what those adjustments have to be, but I can tell you making believe that you're intercepting these things when the threat is only going to get bigger and more capable is really a bad choice for planning your [[national security]].|||Ted Postol}} | + | {{Cquote|This system is not working at all. But they'll be happy to sell it to you, to the [[American]] [[people]]. And they'll also be happy to jeopardize, ''let me underscore this, which makes me furious beyond stealing from the American people'', jeopardize the future [[security]] of our country. Because if there's a problem with this system, we need to try to make planning adjustments, and [[strategy]] adjustments, and [[tactical]] adjustments as best we can to deal with this incredible shortfall. I'm not sure what those adjustments have to be, but I can tell you making believe that you're intercepting these things when the threat is only going to get bigger and more capable is really a bad choice for planning your [[national security]].|||Ted Postol}} |