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I really mean "we can hit". We use direct impact, without any explosive, to destroy ICBM warheads and satellites. The systems to use nuclear warheads against i
by burfog 6y ago
I really mean "we can hit". We use direct impact, without any explosive, to destroy ICBM warheads and satellites.
The systems to use nuclear warheads against incoming nuclear warheads were decommissioned half a century ago. I don't think that was ever in use against satellites.
Lasers are nice, but definitely not needed. Phalanx CIWS uses about 100 unguided bullets to destroy an incoming missile. Modern US fighter aircraft carry the same diameter ammunition. The plane is like a flying CIWS, minus the software.
Eh, maybe minus the software. If the software existed, it might not be public. Maybe the F-22 or F-35 already have the capability, limited mainly by pilot G-force survival.