Proof reading the NY Times makes you smarter

I bet you didn't know this:

Navy ships routinely carry missiles to shoot down aircraft.

Thanks, Einstein.

The article was cool enough: On a spy satellite the US plans on blasting prior to it's re-entry ... why would the author write such a condescending piece of crap like that ?

Almost as bad:

"....the Earth’s surface has more remote regions and seas than it does heavily populated areas."

And they wonder why circulation is dropping ....