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re: Gordon Chang - America's Anti Missile Defense System has a 56% failure rate
Posted on 3/12/17 at 3:31 pm to ChexMix
Posted on 3/12/17 at 3:31 pm to ChexMix
Well, during Gulf War 1 against Saddam, the Patriot system had only tested as something like 40-50%. It did better when actually needed though.
A quick Google shows 70% in Saudi Arabia and 40% in Israel.
That's against a slow moving SCUD. I would not expect much better results for another system against much faster ICBM's. But, that's one of the reasons for a huge military budget.
How much spending till we do get a missile defense system that can ensure we as a nation don't get hit by ANY enemy? Where do we cut that off?
A quick Google shows 70% in Saudi Arabia and 40% in Israel.
That's against a slow moving SCUD. I would not expect much better results for another system against much faster ICBM's. But, that's one of the reasons for a huge military budget.
How much spending till we do get a missile defense system that can ensure we as a nation don't get hit by ANY enemy? Where do we cut that off?
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Posted on 3/12/17 at 3:35 pm to Sidicous
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How much spending till we do get a missile defense system that can ensure we as a nation don't get hit by ANY enemy? Where do we cut that off?
Is getting hit by an ICBM our biggest fear? The world as we know it would end if the lower 48 was hit by one.
Posted on 3/12/17 at 3:38 pm to Sidicous
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How much spending till we do get a missile defense system that can ensure we as a nation don't get hit by ANY enemy? Where do we cut that off?
Lots of suitcase nukes went missing when the U.S.S.R. fell. Good thing our borders are secure.
Surprised one hasn't shown up with some bad guys yet.
Of course, the suitcase nukes have much smaller warheads than any incoming missiles would have.
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