MAD from above-water ASW patrols is a decent counter measure, yes.

And... you're wrong about needing a nuke to kill a carrier.

Ah... but the Soviets weren't as aggressive as the Chinese are.

A correction: the Chinese navy possesses 12 Russian-built Kilo class submarines which are as silent as shadows - which are very worrying to the U.S. Navy as once they're on battery power (at least the 10 next-gen models), they're virtually undetectable to passive sonar.

Might I suggest you take some anger management classes?

The laser is powerful enough to cause eye damage to Mars' native UFO pilots, and thusly NASA will rack up some pretty hefty fines from the Martian Air Traffic Safety Board.

Now, let's all hope that both the builders and the controllers at JPL both used metric in all the calculations - instead of one side using metric, and the other using Imperial (U.S. standard i.e. inches/feet/miles).

Yes... we DO need a Doctor Who movie.

Yes... we DO need a Doctor Who movie.

Can I start selling real estate on it yet?

You don't have to feed the DARPA version... and it doesn't get fleas... and doesn't need to be walked or taught not to piss inside... and won't turn on it's owners (at least not until Skynet takes over)... and I'd like to see your dog carry 400+ pounds of ammo and/or supplies.

I feel bad for Joe Flannigan.

Ummmm... why is it that the Legion Of Superheroes fly around in an old, converted Klingon battlecruiser? Complete with transporters... impulse engines... and warp engines?

Thor takes time out from his rock band THOR & THE WARRIORS THREE (coming soon to a stadium near you).

Thor takes time out from his rock band THOR & THE WARRIORS THREE (coming soon to a stadium near you).

The formula is pretty easy:

...and you think that has anything to do with HBO not showing Jessica's ta-tas in their full glory?

Deborah Ann Woll must have a "no nipples" clause in her contract - and this saddens me greatly.

Hey... all that web goo doesn't pay for itself, ya know!

Read it 15 - 20 years ago... so no - not anytime recently.