The destruction of the satellite creates great PR for Bush's largely unsuccesful and hugely expensive missile defense program.the US produces 36,000,000 pounds of hydrazine every year-the world 130,000,000 pounds. This is transported around the country in trucks and on trains. At any given moment FAR more hydrazine is being shipped on the country's highways, through towns and cities,than was on the satellite. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.