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If you couldn't have a single platform with useful range, you could just make many platforms each carrying 100s of missiles instead. Each missile could itself h

If you couldn't have a single platform with useful range, you could just make many platforms each carrying 100s of missiles instead. Each missile could itself have a clustered warhead. These platforms would still have superior maneuverability to jet fighters, and you could put unshielded nuclear engines on them as Russia is doing right now with their new cruise missiles https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/03/best-bad-idea-ever-why-putins-nuclear-powered-missile-is-possible-and-awful/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/03/best-bad-idea-ever-w... This is something that's simply not possible to do if you have a human pilot who requires massive shielding and can only handle small Gs.

Const-me 8y ago
> as Russia is doing right now with their new cruise missiles Russia is not doing anything with missiles. They only have bad 3D renders. I don’t think modern Russia is able to design & manufacture even conventional jet planes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi/HAL_FGFA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi/HAL_FGFA
- yogthos 8y ago
  https://abcnews.go.com/International/russia-tested-nuclear-missile/story?id=54123222 https://abcnews.go.com/International/russia-tested-nuclear-m...
  - Const-me 8y ago
    Initially it was planned to become operational in 2016, but still in development, new plan is 2020-2021. With the current sanctions against Russia and it’s economic impact, I’ll be very surprised if they deliver. In addition, that thing is silo-based, i.e. only launches from well-known locations. Naval-based ICBMs, esp. submarine-based, are more reliable.