Posted on 07/17/2005 8:00:14 PM PDT by neverdem
attempting to hit enemy missile that probably has countermeasures, decoys and might carry MIRV just seems unreasonably hard.
It apparently doesn't seem unreasonably hard to the folks who are actually doing it. ;'}
I just read about it on a webpage.
If the technology was that advanced in 1972 I wonder how far we have come in 35 years.
Self preservation my friend... They are in range of weapons launchable from North Korea and Red China, so preserving one's life, and the lives of your subscribers and advertisers (follow the money) trumps partisan politics..
Even if it is not close enough to incinerate a warhead with a nuke, a high altitude air burst's EMP could render the warhead harmless (other than being a fast falling projectile..)
ONce this is fully operational, whenever it is, Lil Kim tries anything he's going to be very ronery!!!
There has been considerable analysis of this method. It is not as effective as kinetic weapons due to fratricide.
To paraphrase Dr. Strangeglove, "What good is a a DOOMSDAY device if no one knows about it, ehhh, ehhhh?".
This isn't a doomsday device, but it can influence strategic planning in China and North Korea whether it works, presently, or not.....;)
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