| Re: U.S., Czech missile deal prompts Moscow warning
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Originally Posted by Orius  Goobieman, I don't think you understand the scientific method very well. | Of course you don't. Quote: |
What you are proposing is that the results of a test in a lab situation (wherein all variables are fixed and pre-determined) are automatically applicable to a real world situation. Even in the test where the variables were pre-determined, the shield technology still had a 33% fail rate. Why are you overlooking this basic data?
| I'm confused. 33% fail rate? Quote: |
I think rathi's point is that it may or may not work, and this fact is uncertain given that the shield has never been tested in a real-world situation where the variables are much more diverse and unpredictable. There is a probability that it could be effective, but going ahead and installing the shield based on that probability is rather foolhardy indeed.
| The system has been installed and is operational.
Based on the testing, it was installed and declared operational by people far more in the know than you.
Your complaint here is therefore meaningless. Quote: |
I still say it has more to do with development contracts than it does with actual defense.
| Of course you do.
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Last edited by Goobieman : 07-17-08 at 09:49 AM.
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