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Ken S. Tucker wrote:
On May 10, 10:59 am, Dan wrote: An orbit is predictable. A seagoing vessel's course isn't. A satellite can't change course 90º, a CVN can. Dan, you're teasing me ;-). So can fighter jets, Air-to-Air guided missiles work at quite long ranges, such as the Pheonix, against evasive (turning) targets, using 1970's technology. And anti-ship missiles like Granit work at long ranges against ships. But since neither are ballistic missiles, that success tells us nothing about the operational practicality of an anti-ship ballistic missile. Might as well claim that since a reasonable shot can break clay pigeons most of the time, the US doesn't need a national missile defence program: one man atop the Washington Monument with a shotgun and a box of cartridges can take out any incoming ICBMs just fine. -- He thinks too much, such men are dangerous. |
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