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Missiles generally are far faster than fighter planes. Remember anti-aircraft missiles themselves are missiles. There's a chance that these nuclear missiles cou
by joelx 7y ago
Missiles generally are far faster than fighter planes. Remember anti-aircraft missiles themselves are missiles. There's a chance that these nuclear missiles could even outrun those.
These weapons are an enormous existential threat to people everywhere. Weapons like these will be used to help dictators stay in power permanently.
- tlb 7y agoSurface-to-air and air-to-air missiles are fast, but with short range. For any fuel-burning aircraft there's a tradeoff between size, speed, and range. If you want Mach 3 and intercontinental range, you need something huge and expensive like an SR-71. Nuclear ramjets, if they can be made to work, could be both hypersonic and very long range. Very long range is important because you can launch them early in a conflict and have them cruise around, safe from incoming tactical nukes destroying your launch sites.
- foxyv 7y agoWhat would be really interesting is if they had a nearly unlimited flight time. You could have your nuclear arsenal in the air, waiting for the signal to attack. Rather than sitting on the ground. It would make for an impressively intimidating tactic. The nukes already in the air, just waiting for the signal.