Open a URL from InDesign (JS OSX CS3)

Hi -- I have some limited experience javascripting In InDesign. Most of what I have done focuses on text and documents, so I need to ask a question that is outside my current experience.
I am trying to write an Indesign script that when deployed by a user opens a URL in a Web browser. It would be the same url every time -- not dependent on any hyperlinks that may or may not be in a document.
Is there anyway for me to use a Hyperlink.showDestination()function to accomplish this using this static URL within the script? If so, I am unsure how to proceed.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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