Raj Ahten wrote:
Such secrecy certainly would slow down development, plus as far as I know the system has never been tested so it could very well not work as advertised.
See my earilier post, my ABM tests were designed to test my KKV's as well as my ABM systems(Two birds one stone!) And more to the point, it only slows down development if your creating a hideously complex new system.
What needs to be there for a KKV to work?
1. The Satellite container which must be done in secret
2. The aiming system, which can be repurposed from existing aiming systems. Instead two thousand pound bombs it's 11 KPS KKV's. And as noted I tested this
3. A 12 ton block of Tungsten? Noo... no work there, the thermal shield work was done as part of the manned space mission.
The SCORECARD system is bringing togther a dozen consepts from diffrent non-secret programs. The only truely secret system is the HISCO satellites, even the communication cross-links are what you need for any internet carrying satellite.
Raj Ahten wrote:
Honestly though, other countries Intel guys get paranoid (hell they are paid to be) and would notice that you have a super secret compartmentalized space program if they are at all attempting infiltration. They would at least know you are sending something into space that is big and ultra secret, and would be trying very hard to find out what it is. Also, just how many uses are there for huge tungsten rods anyway? Other nation's intel satelites, if they have any, could always point their really good cameras at your satelites, just to see what you are putting up there.
Again, by slicing off my workers and giving them a five year contract it makes infiltration impossible since there are no new workers to sneak people in on. Second, as noted the KKV's are carried inside the satellite so visual identification is impossible, unless you have Superman and his X-Ray vision on your side you can't see through them.
As for the Tungstun rods those are the easiest, you don't need a dozen ultra-qualified people for that, milling machines can make the whole damn process automated except for over-seers and people to load the machines. By putting construction facilities on location near White-Sands you don't even need to risk transportation leaks..
One final note, more to the point there exists hree people who can spill the beans to the releveant officals
One Fingolfin_Noldor, Emperor of Byzatnium who received the SCORECARD briefing, he is a Mess member, by extension he can inform the Mess of everything up to and including second Generation. I will write him a stern note if he does inform them however informing him that he is off my Xmas card list, and that his Imperial Highness may no longer borrow the rake on Tuesdays,
The Second is Stas Bush he has the full download, he is now a FUN member, by extension he can tell all FUN members what I have clear up to third generation. He can do as he likes because I trust him not to post that informations on the Inter-tubes and limit perhaps to telling King Paul or Shroom in person.
The only peoeple in the dark officially are the IRT(Who have enough of a space program to be really good guessers) and Indhopal who have no frigging clue.
Heck even Vuplesia knows
As noted, until OMSK broke up I expected my system to come as a total surprise to the world(And it would have) however with the break-up of OMSK and my obvious attack dog(Sheppard) no longer my own I don't mind as much if "certain" people know that I hold the High Orbitals and will used them if attacked.. oh and I mean to keep them thank you.
