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We destroyed a missile we shot at ourselves?
I suspect the successful flight of the last Nork “ICBM” was allowed to happen by our side as a useful ploy in the negotiation that is occurring between our president and Xi of China and Putin.
This is fantastic, and certainly a welcome change from the 0bama policy that attempted to rid ourselves of any missile defense, but I have a few questions:
1. Did the defensive missile crew know WHEN the target missile would be launched?
2. Did the defensive missile crew know in advance the FLIGHT PROFILE and TRAJECTORY of the incoming missile in advance?
3. Was this really just a propaganda test to re-assure the American public and act as a deterrent to the NORKs?
All of these figure into evaluating the real success of this test.
I’ll feel better when we can take out a missile 1 mile or less above NK, on it’s accent.
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Wow, so much that is that is not known.
What they are doing is a missile hitting (actually touching) another missile. This is not a bullet hitting a bullet which is simpler, a bullet travels about 2500 Feet Per Second (fps), the ICBM travels almost ten times that at 22,000 fps.
The difference between a rocket and missile is that a missile is guided (that means corrects its course in flight), a rocket is ballistic subject to aerodynamics.
Now if you can achieve a missile to missile engagement that keeps effects outside the blast area, you are successful.
This is a non trivial problem, this successful test will lead to more success.
Yawn. BMD is already obsolete.
Kim’s missiles are a grand distraction if their intent is to genuinely use nukes against the US.
Darn Eskimos. Didn’t realize they were so technologically advanced.
Have you seen this? It’s a keeper:
Best military interview of the year:
http://mihsislander.org/2017/06/full-transcript-james-mattis-interview/
Excellent.
Thanks again President Reagan for protecting us from bj klinton.