U.S. testing missile defense.

Why would the announce this if there were any significant chance of failure?

>>127749636
I think a missile launching from California will raise some eyes

>>127749636
We're launching an ICBM. If they didn't announce it we could accidentally a WW3.

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So how would the U.S. being able to stop ICBM's change the balance of power? Other countries having a nuclear deterrent is pretty much the only thing stopping WW3.

>>127751367
From what I've heard, our ICBM defense capabilities are not up to the level that we would want if there were to be a significant exchange, and that this is one of the areas in need of additional spending. But I wouldn't really know first hand.

>>127749636
Testing from Kwajelein has been going on for 30 years. "Bullet hitting bullet" defense may not be active yet, still in research phase. Probably the status (active vs. R&D) is classified.

what happens when everyones missile defese is too good for missiles?

>>127752209
Space based stuff seems like a reasonable expectation.

>>127749378
I'll take 50%. Better than 0%.
Hopefully the ones we miss hit San Fransisco and New York.

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>>127752209
New technology. The U.S. already has a major head start with rail guns and lasers.

Speed is the name of the game now. The new SR-72 blackbird is supposed to go like mach 6-7.

>>127753027
It's called the SB-3 Ghoul anon.

it's the only way to go. can you hit the missile already it's been years.

>>127755812
decades really.

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