[RexBeach]

Defense, apparently, can almost always be overcome by a good offensive weapon or system.

[Last Dakotan]

Apparently the Russians want to restart the Cold War.

[VeniVidiVici]

I believe missle defense is intended to protect us from the nutjobs in the Axis of Evil launching one or two missles, and not from thousands of warheads raining down upon us from Russia.

[bmwcyle]

[jbenedic2]

The system isn't designed to make us immune, but it is a nice insurance policy if one (or just a few) are popped off accidentally (or purposely).

[billorites]

[smith288]

Am I correct in imagining some cartoon looking flight path for these missiles?

[The_Republican]

After the successful Test, the whole team was rewarded by treating them to "real" dinner. They also gained the privelege of having their heating on for at least a month.

[RightWhale]

18 ABMs won't stop a broadsides. They might well stop 18 warheads, even maneuverable ones, but that is only a handful of MIRVs.

[ScottfromNJ]

"The unpredictable flight trajectory of the Russian missile makes it immune to destruction"

Perhaps with our current system, but could a 'brilliant pebbles' type system still destroy it ?

[Physicist]

Uh, huh. Any bets as to the winner of a lateral acceleration contest between an ICBM and an EKV?

[PureTrouble]

I imagine that if a fighter jet could not maneuver out of the way of one of our patriot missiles, then the Russians may be in for a big surprise with their touting that their missile is harder to hit.

[gedeon3]

But, but, this mf russians where broke! But, but, they are our friends!!!! NOT. And all the apologist for Russia in this forum, can kiss my A$$. No apology from me.

[dhuffman@awod.com]

'Unpredictable trajectory' is about as close to an oxymoron as I can imagine.

[The_Victor]

The unpredictable flight trajectory of the Russian missile makes it immune to destruction

I love the hubris in this statement.

[Steely Tom]

So how many kilograms of weapon mass have to be removed to make room for the additional kilograms of reaction mass necessary to effect the course changes?

(steely)

[r9etb]

The Topol-M missile:

There have apparently been bugs in the target selection algorithms. "On the other hand...."

[Banjoguy]

IMO..another justification for pre-emption.

[Solamente]

I'm no rocket scientist, but wouldn't anything other than the shortest distance from A to B make for a much longer flight time?

[MonroeDNA]

Lol!

It may be able to outflank Patriots, or other mechanical defenses, but that's not all we have, IMHO.

Heck, I'm just a lowly EE, and I could write a program to fire a laser at about anything that can be detected. And I am not that smart.

And we do have lasers. IMHO.

We've even overcome atmospheric distortion. IMHO.

Did I say, IMHO?