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To: Spktyr

There was also the Safeguard missile defense complex. It was decommissioned in 1976 after being operational for just a few months. Probably would not have been very effective.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_R._Mickelsen_Safeguard_Complex


39 posted on 08/15/2020 1:10:31 PM PDT by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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To: rbg81

Aside from it being deliberately limited, I seem to recall the Sprint missiles it was supposed to control not generally being guidable due to commo problems caused by the plasma envelope around it and they were working on a fix for the problem when it got canned, and the Spartan missiles it also controlled just not working (not in the sense that they wouldn’t fly, because they did) due to a flawed concept. I didn’t count it in workable ABM systems because I don’t think it ever actually worked as planned.


69 posted on 08/15/2020 4:30:23 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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