All we need is a fleet of these flying over international waters waiting for a plume. The ABL, my brothers.
Posted on 06/22/2006 11:05:50 PM PDT by mojito
All we need is a fleet of these flying over international waters waiting for a plume. The ABL, my brothers.
It wouldn't surprise me that we have that path already laid in and waiting for "MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES" to take it own.
errr...take it Down
Japan must be sweating bullets over this.
I'm thinking the best plan is to say we would exercise the option to shoot it down if we see fit.
I'd hate to see us assert we WILL shoot down any missile launched...only to see our system fail to do so.
If we shoot and miss, no one has to know......
No - what would be worse is that if we attempt to shoot it down and FAIL. News like that will get out and then what message does it send? it's a huge risk.
I think we have much better ability to shoot down SRBM and MRBMs than ICBM's.
Part of the total mess that the Clintons left behind.
You are correct but they may not necessarily launch it that way.
You can launch it northward and hit Alaska or over Alaska and over Canada into the USA depending on the distance.
I meant to say lower USA. Sorry about that.
And your point is...? If the Three Gorges Dam burst, the resulting flood would kill several hundred million people in the Yangtze flood plain. This is good because...?
why waste a cruise missile?
fly in a Predator at night and shoot up the site with some 50 cal rounds
hit a fuel truck or 2 and we have a great 4th of July boom boom
:-)
I think that any ICBM launched from North Korea that was programmed to fly toward the US or Japan would have to begin to pitch to the east within a minute or so of launch. Tracking radars could quickly project it's planned flight path and estimate it's landing area with reasonable certainty. At that point a decision would have to be made to intercept or not.
However, I would hope that the US has already made clear to the North Koreans, through diplomatic channels, that any eastward ICBM trajectory would be considered a hostile act.
This would leave the North Koreans with the option of launching westward, over China, or over the South Pacific, toward Australia.
Just as a footnote, I believe that since North Korea announced it's decision to go nuclear, that the US and China have an "understanding" about North Korea. It's my guess that the Chinese are expected to exercise it's influence to keep North Korea under control in return for which the US will not attempt to interfere with the booming Chinese export trade to the US.
It will be interesting to see if China can live up to this understanding.
Pugsley launches the missile
We decide not to interdict
Pugsley claims success and claims the missile avoided interception because of its superior technology
Win-win for Pugsley
The Flying Zot ®
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