4 years to get 10 missiles operational?
10 missile SYSTEMS. They are relatively complicated - but even so - 4 years? Maybe it’s misinformation.
Yup. 4 years. These things are based in underground silos that have yet to be built. Plus a bunch of in-ground infrastructure that isn’t there. Construction that has been on hold because of politics, in a country that has its fair share of crappy weather. Plus, we’re still working on some of that stuff here in the US for our local shield as well, which I imagine is going to get some upgrades now that the Russkies are misbehaving. I’d expect that the base in Alaska may get a few more launchers installed, plus the ones at Vandenberg.