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they will be stoppable, just like anything else. radar arrays and space or ground lasers, etc. but essentially lasers. but a new age of war will be upon us. W
by 3327 7y ago
they will be stoppable, just like anything else.
radar arrays and space or ground lasers, etc. but essentially lasers.
but a new age of war will be upon us. When all of the weapons get used up and the factories making them destroyed, and the radar installations and satellites fried with EMP's, then again it will be up to 17 year-olds fighting the fat man's war.
- cududa 7y agoWhat are you talking about? The missile defense shield is a farce. Sure it could catch one or two ICBM’s, but in all out war we’re fucked
- ganzuul 7y agoThe missiles are enveloped in a plasma sheath that not radio nor laser penetrates very well.
- perlgeek 7y agoIt's always an arm's race. Missile interceptions with lasers isn't easy, and if you have two working lasers for interception, the adversary can always try firing four missiles at once.
- tuxxy 7y agoThis is pretty ignorant of the capabilities of the nuclear triad. At some point, any missile defense system is going to have to estimate damage and pick some targets, but leave others. When there are multiple vehicles,.you're pretty much fucked. The idea that a missile defense system can prevent full-on nuclear warfare is false. It's meant for one-off strike deterence, not for full on war. If you don't stop a nuclear launch vehicle when it's on the ground or very shortly after launch, your chances at stopping it are slim.
- rurban 7y agoThey will not. The usual threat is this: A russian sub with a few Granit warheads shoots some from outside of Washington DC or LA or NY. They are too fast to be interceptable, too heavy and the reaction time is too low to react in any meaningful way. That's how the cold war and the space shield stopped being a threat. And as it happened someone already did shoot the Pentagon for a little warning message. That's the most likely explanation. But most likely not Russia, just one of their hypersonic nuclear missiles probably from the Kursk, without the warhead.