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Ya-ta Boy
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Launch one nuclear ICBM and 12 dummy ICBMs.
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At one point during the Cold War we developed a really nifty new radar system at the cost of some big bucks. Before the installation was complete, the evil Ruskies figured out that if you take a roll of aluminum foil and cut it up into little inch square pieces and toss them out an airplane window, they could completely fool the radar system.
US: Several billions of dollars SU: $1.50 at the supermarket
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:58 am Post subject: |
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Launch one nuclear ICBM and 12 dummy ICBMs.
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At one point during the Cold War we developed a really nifty new radar system at the cost of some big bucks. Before the installation was complete, the evil Ruskies figured out that if you take a roll of aluminum foil and cut it up into little inch square pieces and toss them out an airplane window, they could completely fool the radar system.
US: Several billions of dollars SU: $1.50 at the supermarket
Back to the drawing board. |
Reminds me a bit of the space pen legend. It went like this:
NASA spent millions of dollars developing a pen that would write in zero-g, the vacuum of space, and in extreme cold. It was a marvel of American know how and engineering. The Russians used a pencil.
The real skinny:
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/613/1 |
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