if the tome comes we ever have to launch for real, it won't be just ONE, it'll be a salvo...To think we had space based lazer defense systems when Reagan was prez.
Obama again ?
I think we read about a number of successes too, but the MSM is just hyping the unsuccessful tests.
Maybe this is really why we didn't shoot the Norks missiles down.
if the tome comes we ever have to launch for real, it won't be just ONE, it'll be a salvo...Esteemed physicists in the 1950’s claimed it was impossible to hit a Mach one missile with another missile.
We kept working on it and now it’s quite routine.
The more we test, the more we learn and the better we’ll become.
Warheads have not, up to this point, needed to maneuver in flight. However, since the interceptor must strike the warhead, it would not be a problem to program maneuvers. They don’t even have to be big maneuvers. A few inches either way is more than sufficient.
So, like stealth technology, we spend billions of dollars developing solutions that can be easily overcome. (In the case of stealth, with networked radars.) It’s not about developing effective hardware, it’s about spending the money and who gets to have the money.
I fear Generals who are still planning the prior war.
“America’s Missile Defense Systems: The Ultimate Paper Tiger?”
The experience of the Israelis suggests otherwise, and we share technology with them.
That’s why we test things, to see what works and what doesn’t. I don’t know if the chemical laser, on a 747 is operational, but this isn’t the only thing the MDA is working on.
