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Re: India successfully shoots down satellite in space

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Post by azeirah » Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 2:47 PM UTC

0xfaded wrote: post #19

Cactus2018 wrote: post #9

The first minutes of WWIII will see a multitude of satellites shot 'down', followed by cascading space debris beget space junk. ""In the journey of every nation there are moments that bring utmost pride and have a historic impact on generations to come. One such moment is today,"" U+1F644

U+1F644 is the codepoint for "Face with eyes looking up to sky watching cascading space debris mark the beginning of WW3", in case anyone was wondering. https://codepoints.net/U+1F644

I was really hoping for a "418 - I'm a teapot" kind of situation here :(

Re: India successfully shoots down satellite in space

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Post by sbmthakur » Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 2:51 PM UTC

bhargav wrote: post #18

rishav_sharan wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because the assembly polls didn't show bjp leading by as much as expected.

So you think the entire exercise was carried out for BJP to pull ahead in elections? How much do you think Indian citizens care about this? Do you think it is enough to swing votes? Don't be too quick to find faults!

Well, I've heard people saying that everything from the Pulwama attack to Balakot airstrikes was orchestrated by BJP for electoral gains. So reading the grand parent wasn't surprising.

Re: India successfully shoots down satellite in space

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Post by sbmthakur » Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 2:52 PM UTC

tpc3 wrote: post #20

abhinai wrote: post #3

I wonder why the prime minister felt the need to announce this himself. If I remember correctly the Chinese premier did not announce their test.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/27/modi-space-wea... "veteran broadcaster Shekhar Gupta tweeted that the space missile had destroyed two targets: a satellite, and “what remained of the stature [and] reputation of Election Commission of India”"

Code of conduct doesn't apply to national security issues. Not sure what Mr. Gupta is implying here.

Re: India successfully shoots down satellite in space

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Post by dugluak » Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 2:59 PM UTC

Well done DRDO and well publicized by the PM office.

Re: India successfully shoots down satellite in space

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Post by lagolinguini » Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 2:59 PM UTC

sbmthakur wrote: post #13

abhinai wrote: post #3

I wonder why the prime minister felt the need to announce this himself. If I remember correctly the Chinese premier did not announce their test.

Most likely because the Department of Space comes under the Prime Minister.[1] And it was very important to assure the international community that we are not going to use it for attacking another country. PM's direct involvement helps this very much. The Chinese test got a significant negative reaction because of the ignorance from the top leadership. 1. https://www.isro.gov.in/about-isro/organisation-structure

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Re: India successfully shoots down satellite in space

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Post by ra7 » Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 3:04 PM UTC

lagolinguini wrote: post #25

sbmthakur wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most likely because the Department of Space comes under the Prime Minister.[1] And it was very important to assure the international community that we are not going to use it for attacking another country. PM's direct involvement helps this very much. The Chinese test got a significant negative reaction because of the ignorance from the top leadership. 1. https://www.isro.gov.in/about-isro/organisation-structure

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Pretty funny you should mention Nehru. Tweets from official Congress party account credits today’s event to Nehru. Both sides resort to the same kind of tactics.

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Post by dugluak » Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 3:06 PM UTC

abhinai wrote: post #3

I wonder why the prime minister felt the need to announce this himself. If I remember correctly the Chinese premier did not announce their test.

Being the 4th nation to do this is tremendous achievement, being not acknowledged by PM would have been a bigger news.

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Post by sbmthakur » Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 3:08 PM UTC

lagolinguini wrote: post #25

sbmthakur wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most likely because the Department of Space comes under the Prime Minister.[1] And it was very important to assure the international community that we are not going to use it for attacking another country. PM's direct involvement helps this very much. The Chinese test got a significant negative reaction because of the ignorance from the top leadership. 1. https://www.isro.gov.in/about-isro/organisation-structure

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That doesn't hold water because he wasn't the one who made the Balakot airstrike announcement. While he did announce Mars Orbiter Mission(because the reason I stated in the parent) when there were no elections around. You're free to draw whatever conclusions you want.

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Post by devoply » Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 3:11 PM UTC

Cactus2018 wrote: post #9

The first minutes of WWIII will see a multitude of satellites shot 'down', followed by cascading space debris beget space junk. ""In the journey of every nation there are moments that bring utmost pride and have a historic impact on generations to come. One such moment is today,"" U+1F644

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnnaFCWwk3I

Re: India successfully shoots down satellite in space

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Post by lagolinguini » Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 3:19 PM UTC

ra7 wrote: post #26

lagolinguini wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Pretty funny you should mention Nehru. Tweets from official Congress party account credits today’s event to Nehru. Both sides resort to the same kind of tactics.

Yeah, both main parties are stuck in the past. The BJP is horrible for obvious reasons, and there is no good opposition party. The upcoming election is going to be a shitshow.