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Comment Re: So how about the core Russian module? (Score 1) 106

You had me until you said Russia had the most reliable manned launches. The USA has put over 700 people into orbit Russia is barely above 200. The numbers are public.

The last time I did the math Russia and the USA both had a 1.5 deaths for every 100 people flown into space ratio. So no Russia isn't more reliable or less risky.

Comment Re:Pen name? (Score 1) 148

Wow that is right up there with birthers, and 911 conspiracy theorists.

If you said sometime around book 9 I might have believed you too. especially since sanderson only took over with book 9 and 10. You can tell by the sudden change in writing style and language use. Heck I could see it half way through book 9.

Comment Re:Good for them (Score -1) 216

In America we have free speech. it is against the constitution for them to censor speech in such a way.

how would you like it if the phone company censored everything said across their networks? Just because the speaking medium(video, voice, text) is wholly owned by a company does not give that company the right to censor speech.

Now in practicality it is legal to do if it is known. I would expect children chat rooms to be moderated and censored too.

Comment right sure (Score 1) 439

And just what vessels will deploy such sensors, and how many decades will it take to fully deploy such networks?

The Virginia class will be in use for many decades. Navy generally plans ship hulls for 30-50 years of active use. The enterprise cvn was in service for 50 years.

While such sensors may limit future sub combat options it is decades away. For one simple fact you still have to move attack assets into positions. Battleships disappeared due to two separate but equal reasons. The armor effectiveness/ weight versus gun size and firepower was drastically shifting in favor of the guns. And airplanes made those big honking guns worthless for antiship combat. As one or two bombs could still sink that battleship.

Sensors alone arent useful. You need weapons following those sensors. Those weapons can come from many sources but I bet sub's will be one of them.

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