This is really a bummer.
America’s ability to intercept missiles in the Pacific is key to the nation’s defense strategy. Nations such as China and North Korea theoretically could launch ballistic-missile attacks toward Hawaii and other U.S. targets.
MORE DETAILS FROM Military.com:
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U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor said in a statement at the time that it was “aware of the Russian vessel operating in international waters in the vicinity of Hawaii, and will continue to track it through the duration of its time here. Through maritime patrol aircraft, surface ships and joint capabilities, we can closely monitor all vessels in the Indo-Pacific area of operations.”
An official previously said the test was delayed because the United States did not want the Russian vessel to “collect on “ the effort.
The Missile Defense Agency said today that, “We executed this test within the test window so there was no delay.” It was not immediately clear if the Russian ship had departed the Hawaiian islands.
U.S. Naval Institute News, which was the first to report the presence of the ship, said it was the Russian Navy Vishnya-class auxiliary general intelligence, or AGI, ship Kareliya (SSV-535 ).
The Vladivostok-based ship is one of seven AGIs specializing in signals intelligence, USNI News said.
The website navyrecognition.com reported in 2017 that the Kareliya had been mothballed for more than 10 years until January 2014 when a “comprehensive repair and retrofit of the ship “ was performed. After that, it was turned over to the Russian Pacific Fleet.
USNI News said the Russian ship was operating 13 nautical miles west of Kauai in international waters. Territorial waters begin at 12 nautical miles.
“Russia is testing hypersonic weapons and maybe seeking insights into our missile systems that might enhance their hypersonic weapons ability to penetrate our defenses, “ said retired Navy Capt. Carl Schuster, a former director of operations at U.S. Pacific Command’s Joint Intelligence Center and an adjunct professor at Hawaii Pacific University.
My brother worked on those Bayesian intercept algorithms in the 70s. They succeed in other systems, what’s the problem? Sounds like the interceptor control surfaces or thrusters have gone askew?
And they would cease to exist beyond nomadic tribes after our Ohio-class boomers finish them. That is why they don’t.
It’s the Harris/Biden Navy now...
As specialized as those folks are at rigging and faking outcomes, this could very well be a “demonstration” that the US will pose no defense against hostile missile attack, thus taking away a very real deterrent that once stayed the hand of these potential adversaries.
The military services have already been badly compromised with a cadre of officers in key positions, that have fully endorsed the political actions of the ruling oligarchy that is now in control of the US establishment and the Deep State that has wrested control from good and honorable leaders. They shall get the answers they want, and use them to virtue signal to the rest of the world that the US is ready to “co-operate” in its own dismissal from world leadership.
Abdication of responsible power must be handled delicately.
Not likely as these things concerning BMD are highly classified! More like disinfo!
Bait and dare to CCP