<story><title>Missile Base for Sale</title><url>http://mobile.missilebaseforsale.com/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>mjreacher</author><text>Here&amp;#x27;s a 6 minute video explaining the sprint missile for those unaware and interested (rather fascinating technology for the 70s) &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=3dl9Ovwmnxw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=3dl9Ovwmnxw&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>jcims</author><text>That&amp;#x27;s honestly why I clicked on the article, it&amp;#x27;s actually an ABM (anti-ballistic missle)&lt;p&gt;For those that need a little teaser to be incentivized to click on the YouTube link, here&amp;#x27;s the title of the video &amp;#x27;Super Pointy Sprint Missile - 0 to Mach 10 in 15 Seconds - 100Gs &amp;amp; 6000°F&amp;#x27;&lt;p&gt;If you have any interest in aerospace at all and have never heard of the Sprint, take a gander, it&amp;#x27;s a spectacular edge case in engineering.</text></comment>
<story><title>Missile Base for Sale</title><url>http://mobile.missilebaseforsale.com/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>mjreacher</author><text>Here&amp;#x27;s a 6 minute video explaining the sprint missile for those unaware and interested (rather fascinating technology for the 70s) &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=3dl9Ovwmnxw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=3dl9Ovwmnxw&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>adriand</author><text>Very fascinating and some truly stunning footage. What I can’t help thinking about viewing this marvel of technology is what humanity might have achieved if the prodigious efforts and staggering sums that went into the Cold War arms race went into making the world a better place…really, as amazing as this is, it was ultimately a tremendous waste.</text></comment>