Obama decides to unilaterally announce secret U.S. missile tests, satellite laun

[teamnelson]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2010/05/obama-missile-launches-secrecy.html

The United States ... will provide pre-launch notification of commercial and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) space launches as well as the majority of intercontinental ballistic and submarine-launched ballistic missile launches.

Gosh, that just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

[teamnelson]

According to Rahm, this is part of the Apologize for America campaign, we're sorry we hid our state secrets from the rest of the world in an effort to preserve our strength and protect American lives. We're going to assume the submissive role, since afterall, Brussels is now the center of liberty in the free world.

[jlwilliams]

  In my mind's eye, the question of if this pattern is incompetance or malice is becoming clearer and clearer.  If it were incompetance you'd expect to see them screw up in our favor once in a while.

  (Not wholeley my quote.  It's a paraphrase from Dan Smoot)

[williamlayton]

There ARE things better left unsaid and secret.
Pizza on those who demand full disclosure of ALL things.
Blessings

[teamnelson]

Anyway TNel...didn't we have to announce to the major players all along when we were launching tests rockets into the Big Blue,,,lest they think they were being surprised attacked..?  Has PRNK announced their rocket tests....and has Iran..?


..TM7

TM7, to answer your questions in order: No, no and no. Obama is changing the first one to yes in the hopes that the other 2 will play along. Works great in child psychology maybe but not with sovereign nuclear powers.

[wreckhog]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2010/05/obama-missile-launches-secrecy.html

The United States ... will provide pre-launch notification of commercial and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) space launches as well as the majority of intercontinental ballistic and submarine-launched ballistic missile launches.

Gosh, that just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

How does releasing this info hurt us?

[teamnelson]

wh, how does releasing this information help us?

[teamnelson]

I guess I play poker different than others ... I don't like to give away anything.