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To: Duke C.

Seems to me the weak point of a hypersonic missile would be its targeting system, which, given that it is aimed at moving objects, would have to be external, likely satellite (or balloon, lol). Take that out, the missile just flies really fast for a while.


126 posted on 03/23/2023 5:50:08 PM PDT by nicollo ("I said no!")
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To: nicollo

Negative. Optical pattern recognition is a thing, especially with modern AI - you could give it a general area prior to launch, or you could use a ground link to update. The missile doesn’t *have* to radiate and give itself away.


133 posted on 03/23/2023 8:01:21 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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