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The whole point of a weapon system like this is to develop the capability to project sufficient force to anywhere it's needed. In geopolitical terms it's more o
by olefoo 15y ago
The whole point of a weapon system like this is to develop the capability to project sufficient force to anywhere it's needed. In geopolitical terms it's more of a scalpel than a hammer. This is for taking out an emerging threat at short notice based on intelligence developed in the field, not for going up against a prepared opponent with an established ability to respond in kind or worse.
- vl 15y agoThis point is understood, this discussion is about dangers of using this weapon even against somebody without retaliatory capability since the ones with the retaliatory capability can launch counterstrike by mistake since early warning system is not going to be able to distinguish launch of this weapon from the nuclear missile launch.
- krschultz 15y agoThat's what submarines are for, and it seems far easier to make a cruise missile that goes Mach 3 from a hundred milse off shore than a missile that goes Mach 20 from across the ocean.