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To: i-node who wrote (376457)	4/5/2008 5:53:22 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1576882

"25. But not at a sufficient level." What is a sufficient level? $1 trillion a year? "One has to assume, to sustain your position, that computers won't get faster, but we know they will. That better software technologies won't evolve, but we know they will." Sigh. You are truly clueless. You clearly have no idea how problems scale. There are certain classes of computer problems that, even when an algorithm is know, the big O means that you can only solve trivial instances. And the scale will beat you at some point. And this isn't one of those O(n) class problems. But an O(n^x). And that is just the computational side of things. There are other problems. Like trying to accurately track so many objects. "We could have a workable system in 10 years if we had the will to do it." We could. I could also win the lottery. Or we could find a way to fly to the Moon with magic pixie dust. Saying something, especially on a topic where you show exactly zero insight, is far from making it a reality. "Another idiotic remark." Do the math genius. Say the attack consists of 1000 warheads. And the odds it wouldn't be that small. Assume a 99% kill rate. This very extremely optimistic scenario means 10 warheads get through. The best possible attack would be to have them explode just outside of the atmosphere. Because that would excite the Compton electrons and that results in EMP. 3 or 4 would be enough, though. That would cover the continental US with EMP. That would destroy every electronic device in the country that isn't in a Faraday cage. That means no computers. No cars are trucks, except for antiques, would run. No airplanes, except for antiques. No railroads. No communications. No factories could run. Heck, we couldn't even generate electricity. And that means no water unless you live close to a stream. You really have no clue as to what the problem is, do you?