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To: Mr. Mojo
Wouldn't NORAD be able to detect any airborne ICBM anywhere in the world?

Actually no. They would most likely detect the lauch, but the satellites that do that can't track the stuff after the engines shut down and out radar coverage is far from worldwide. Although by engine cutoff, you've got a good idea where the missle is heading, and by the speed it's doing it just before engine cutoff, you know about where it will come down.

209 posted on 03/04/2003 12:37:22 PM PST by El Gato
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To: El Gato
At which point in the trajectory are ICBM engines ususally shut down?
211 posted on 03/04/2003 12:45:40 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
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