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You can cover a much larger area with midcourse defense. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground-Based_Midcourse_Defense https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground-Base
by jjk166 4y ago
You can cover a much larger area with midcourse defense.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground-Based_Midcourse_Defense https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground-Based_Midcourse_Defense
- PaulHoule 4y agoIt still has to be in the right place. Of course there is a footprint very close to the launch point where you can shoot down a missile aimed anywhere. A missile with really high acceleration should be able to do it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_High_Altitude_Area_Defense https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_High_Altitude_Area_De... but it's got to be very close to the launch point which the enemy probably won't let you do.
- jjk166 4y agoBut in the case of midcourse defense the right place means on the correct half of the continent. Boost phase defense is pretty much a non-starter for defense against any country except perhaps North Korea.