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Instead of thinking of this like a missile, instead think of it like a submarine. Submarines don't use star tracking, they use inertial navigation systems to i
by RobertMiller 5y ago
Instead of thinking of this like a missile, instead think of it like a submarine. Submarines don't use star tracking, they use inertial navigation systems to inform dead reckoning. This accumulates error over time, but my impression is they work a lot better than you might expect.
- chemeng 5y agoYou also don't need perfect accuracy for something that is a weapon of last resort with a 1km blast radius and 500,000 km^2 fallout radius.
- chiph 5y ago> Instead of thinking of this like a missile, instead think of it like a submarine I'm former Air Force, so that sort of comes with the territory. Sorry. :)