Posted on 08/13/2013 3:00:34 AM PDT by TexGrill
The construction of an advanced early missile warning radar will begin on Tuesday in central Russia to enhance the capabilities of the country's missile defenses, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.
The new Voronezh-class radar will be built near the town of Orsk in the Orenburg region as part of the comprehensive missile early warning network to be completed in Russia by 2020, Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin told reporters on Monday.
"In addition to the Orenburg radar, the preparations for construction of new-generation radars are underway in the Krasnoyarsk and the Altai regions," Zolotukhin said.
The new assembly technology allows the construction of radars from standard container-type macro-modules at the place of deployment, while the infrastructure required for this purpose is minimal. As a result, the radar deployment period has been reduced to 12-18 months, compared to 5-9 years previously, the spokesman said.
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Here in the US, we’re taking the opposite approach ...
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Space Fence is not a missile early warning radar, it’s a space track radar. Having a reliable satellite catalog helps missile early warning, because when a satellite is detected, it is quickly categorized and placed in “maintenance track”, saving resources.
That said, Barack Obama has made missile defense practical for the Soviets. Under the old doctrine, we targeted Moscow with about 200 warheads, some intended to overwhelm, blind and disable Soviet antimissile defenses. Gorbachev knew he could never counter the U.S. threat. We demoralized the Russians, they knew we had them.
Not so much anymore.
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