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Do they have the capacity to hit targets in the continental US without winning naval supremacy?
by atroche 7y ago
Do they have the capacity to hit targets in the continental US without winning naval supremacy?
- TeMPOraL 7y agoI don't think the navy can do anything about ICBMs, but even if, they can start by nuking the US navy.
- arethuza 7y agoThe US Navy does appear to have an ABM capability on some of its ships: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis_Ballistic_Missile_Defense_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis_Ballistic_Missile_Defens...
- TeMPOraL 7y agoGood to know. Now the question is, can the newest AEGIS deal with China's newest hypersonic ICBMs. It's a question I very much don't want to see answered through actual test.
- vonmoltke 7y agoAs noted in that article, the system is ineffective (officially, at least) against ICBMs. It only works against ballistic missiles that don't leave the atmosphere.
- merpnderp 7y agoThey can't nuke the subs, who's primary purpose is to ensure retaliation, which hopefully the fear of keeps countries from launching nukes.
- nabla9 7y agoYes.
- amdavidson 7y agoYes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DF-41 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DF-41
- atroche 7y agoI probably should’ve done a quick search instead of asking: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-parades-its-latest-missiles-in-challenge-to-us-others/2019/10/01/1c2bb172-e424-11e9-b0a6-3d03721b85ef_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-para...
- baq 7y agoThey can launch people into orbit and safely bring them back. Hitting a ground target with an ICBM is about the same difficulty.