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Not at all. They are regularly testing interceptors, and more often then not they hit (e.g. test from December '23 [1]) And they don't use flak (an exploding pr
by credit_guy 3y ago
Not at all. They are regularly testing interceptors, and more often then not they hit (e.g. test from December '23 [1]) And they don't use flak (an exploding projectile that produces a small cloud of shrapnel), they use a solid kill vehicle, so they achieve the proverbial bullet on bullet thing.
[1] https://www.defensenews.com/land/2023/12/11/homeland-defense-interceptor-defeats-ballistic-missile-in-test/ https://www.defensenews.com/land/2023/12/11/homeland-defense...
- geor9e 3y agoThe comment I replied to appears to have completely changed. I replied to a comment that, at face value, asked why don't we shoot 0.5 plastic pellets 5000 miles. Must be a glitch. So ignore my comment, it was in reply to someone else.