The dual use nature of rockets…

I had a long conversation with a journalist yesterday (there’s a lot of media buzz over the launch of China’s fifth manned mission of course so I’ve had a few calls) about how demonstrating space capabilities is a also a ‘cold’ way to demonstrate long-rang missile capabilities. Shortly thereafter a friend emailed the cartoon below, which gave me a giggle…

(From the New Yorker, by Christopher Weyant, published Published January 28, 2013)