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Trump is talking out of his ass. The US doesn't need to annex Greenland, just set up a few bases there which can be more easily done. But even that has less be
by petre 2y ago
Trump is talking out of his ass.
The US doesn't need to annex Greenland, just set up a few bases there which can be more easily done. But even that has less benefits now than it had during the Cold War. If one wants to intercept hypersonic ICBMs they need satellites equipped with powerful lasers to zap'em. Kintetic interceptors in Greenland or space won't do.
- thaumasiotes 2y ago> If one wants to intercept hypersonic ICBMs they need satellites equipped with powerful lasers to zap'em. Are lasers the way to go? ICBMs appear to weigh several dozen tons. (e.g. https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104466/lgm-30g-minuteman-iii/ https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1044... ) You have to shine a lot of light on a 40-ton missile before you're going to interfere with the flight path. Would this approach work?
- petre 2y agoDunno, it has to be some energy beam because kinetic ammo needs replenishing. In space. So laser, microwaves, EMP etc. Maybe it could ignite the ICBMs fuel somehow, as most of the missile's payload is the fuel.
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