Posted by Matt in May 21st, 2008 |
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Russia’s A-135 Anti-Ballistic Missile system, capable of coping with intercontinental ballistic missiles equipped with multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicles, was developed and commissioned in 1995 and 1996, respectively. The system hinged on the Don-2N multi-role radar and a command computer inside a truncated tetrahedral pyramid. Silo-based missile interceptors were deploy … more
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Posted by Matt in April 17th, 2008 |
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Anti-ballistic missile interceptors can work well against rogue states, but their weakness is the cost and time it takes to make them. Skeptics and nay-sayers to the contrary, the U.S. ground-based mid-course interceptors are slowly but steadily moving towards fulfilling their mission of being able to destroy ICBMs in flight. But they will not be [...]
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Posted by Matt in April 7th, 2008 |
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Well, “Nanny†President Bush traveled to Europe recently to try and persuade our security-dependent allies and erstwhile strategic partner Russia to swallow bitter medicine — an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system. His spoon full of sugar included an offer of aid, promises and a new “strategic framework.†Now, however, the lame duck president needs to magically [...]
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