The system would be able to differentiate warheads from decoys on the potential incoming missiles launched towards the US before relaying the trajectory to interceptors in Alaska to take them out. The proposed radar would help identify long-range ballistic missile threats mid-way through flight.
Currently, the MDA is surveying two sites on the island of Oahu as the possible resting place of the radar that would be about 9 to 15 meters wide and 18 to 24 meters high, AP reported.
Ping.
Just don’t let the State run it...
I was there during the January false alarm and that’s how I concluded it was wrong.
There was no National report, only Hawaii local report.
Since Hawaii doesn’t have its own launch detection system, I called BS.
(other factors contributed to my conclusion)
Once a missle clears the Earth’s atmosphere, supposedly there is not much chance of stopping it’s warheads. From what I understand our present system is very iffy in its ability to shoot down descending warheads. Please refute this anyone, I hope it’s not so.
The Philippines may need our help someday.
Hope they make better use of it than they did Radar in 1941.
Dear Frank, any entity with ICBM capability
IS a threat.
Why?
That money would serve us better by paying for a Wall.
Doesn’t Hawaii want to secede? Set it up in American Samoa instead.