Scud Missles - Star Wars defense - Explain?

[Margaret Diann]

Could someone explain about the scuds

and the Star Wars defenses that we heard so much about

How close were troops to the 'fall out' of all of this?

OK, I found some info - 11/27/04:

There was a brief overview of these on the History Channel last night.

So sad that it was a software timing problem that would have been fixed the next morning on the Dahuran Patriot Missile. Israel pointed out to the Defense Dept that the longer the Patriot missile was operating, the more inaccurate it was in hitting the scud ... off by 1/3 second after running 100 hours, as in this case. When the Patriot went back to check the scud, it appeared to not be there, and the scud hit it's target (if there was such a thing) 28 soldiers parished in the barracks that night, and scores more injured. (?)

What I suspect for some of the cancers that those who live in that land are finding, is that these missiles would have ethylene oxide (a rocket propellant) and it is a known carcenogen: any exposure is cancer causing. (a 'de-minimus' carcenogen)

I also suspect the 2-butoxyethanol as being in the mix. As both it and diethylene glycol monobutyl ether are said to be in most aerosols

Modern Marvels
HISTP 46 Nov 27 06:00pm Add to My Calendar
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"Engineering Disasters 13"
Love Canal; flaws in Patriot Missile systems; collapse of the World Trade Center; Cocoanut Grove fire; failed building demolition.

Producer(s): Charlie Maday, Gerald W. Abrams.
Original Airdate: November 16, 2004.

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