Igbofam: Oga the US already has an answer to your glorified Hypersonic missiles.
They would track them from space and hand off coordinates to ground forces who would easily intercept them using ICBMs
The technology has already been deployed. Do you think the US are dumb?
These interceptors always sound sweet in theory, but always fail when put to the test.
From the article you linked, note that up to December last year, they only had designs. And were just given the go-ahead to produce prototypes only 3 months ago.
Bellerophon: Do you understand military hardware technology at all? The advantage of an hypersonic missile is stealth and speed! It is almost impossible to intercept and less cost effective in comparison to ICBMs however can you compare the payload of munitions that an ICBM armed with a nuclear capacity can carry? There is no basis of comparison as they are weapons that serve very different purposes, one the weight class is so parallel the point of comparison becomes useless, the technology is so different I wonder the reason for your comparison! American Defense projects are mostly CLASSIFIED for a reason! Did you know the USA was developing the A-Bomb in WW2 until after deployment? STOP COMPARING A WORKING DEMOCRACY WHERE BUREAUCRACY AND CHECKS AND BALANCES does not allow for sensationalism and chest beating! Putin is a rabble rouser and American Democracy is PRESIDENTIAL, not just in name but also in functioning!
Please don't veer off on a tangent.
My response is to your post about the US' ability to intercept hypersonic missiles.
In case you've forgotten. Here's your post...
Between stage 1 and 2 it can be shot down and the below demonstrates that.
The American Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System (GMD), formerly known as National Missile Defense (NMD), was first tested in 1997 and had its first successful intercept test in 1999. Instead of using an explosive charge, it launches a hit-to-kill kinetic projectile to intercept an ICBM.
The current GMD system is intended to shield the United States mainland against a limited nuclear attack by a rogue state such as North Korea. GMD does not have the ability to protect against an all-out nuclear attack from Russia, as there are 44 ground-based interceptors deployed in 2019 against any crossing projectiles headed toward the homeland.
(This interceptor count does not include the THAAD, or Aegis, or Patriot defenses against directly incoming projectiles.) The Aegis ballistic missile defense-equipped SM-3 Block II-A missile demonstrated it can shoot down an ICBM target on 16 Nov 2020.
In November 2020, the US launched a surrogate ICBM from Kwajalein Atoll toward Hawaii in the general direction of the continental US, which triggered a satellite warning to a Colorado Air Force base. In response, USS John Finn launched a missile which destroyed the surrogate ICBM, while still outside the atmosphere.
There is a reason why USA tries to always be close to the borders of the countries they view as threats and that is to make for an easy ICBM interception while it is still outside the atmosphere. They have the tools and they are very effective
The crux of the matter is they can't intercept them.
Perhaps they can intercept ICMBs, but not hypersonic missiles.
Igbofam: There are basically 3 stages to an ICBM velocity. It is vulnerable from stage 1 to 2 which is when it basically shoots off outside the Earth's atmosphere before now locking on to it's target for stage 3.
Between stage 1 and 2 it can be shot down and the below demonstrates that.
The American Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System (GMD), formerly known as National Missile Defense (NMD), was first tested in 1997 and had its first successful intercept test in 1999. Instead of using an explosive charge, it launches a hit-to-kill kinetic projectile to intercept an ICBM.
The current GMD system is intended to shield the United States mainland against a limited nuclear attack by a rogue state such as North Korea. GMD does not have the ability to protect against an all-out nuclear attack from Russia, as there are 44 ground-based interceptors deployed in 2019 against any crossing projectiles headed toward the homeland.
(This interceptor count does not include the THAAD, or Aegis, or Patriot defenses against directly incoming projectiles.) The Aegis ballistic missile defense-equipped SM-3 Block II-A missile demonstrated it can shoot down an ICBM target on 16 Nov 2020.
In November 2020, the US launched a surrogate ICBM from Kwajalein Atoll toward Hawaii in the general direction of the continental US, which triggered a satellite warning to a Colorado Air Force base. In response, USS John Finn launched a missile which destroyed the surrogate ICBM, while still outside the atmosphere.
There is a reason why USA tries to always be close to the borders of the countries they view as threats and that is to make for an easy ICBM interception while it is still outside the atmosphere. They have the tools and they are very effective
bigpicture001: They can't fall.. they will just not be number one on a one t one stand.. but with allies they will still lead the world.. nothing can rival the desire for freedom...
All Chinese billionaire have a history with the US society helping them to blow ... All Russia oligarch.. live in the west... Who likes to be caged..?
Do remember that historically, democracy is an anomaly.
Are people in the west even "free" in the true sense of the word?
You are taxed insanely for land and house you own. You can't hunt, fish or dig a hole in your own house without a licence, etc.
You pay almost half your income in taxes yearly.
Yes, culturally, the west leads right now, but you can't tell for future generations.
There's nothing special about the US, relative to the other powerful empires that preceded it.
MadamExcellency: Nobody's siding with Mrs. Obiano but it's too shameful that people are admiring a former diplomat and Ambassador for behaving so childishly and uncivilized in the public. Where is the place of diplomatic temperament, self-control, and the likes?
We studied in the 1980s, the qualities of a receptionist and from all indications, she got none of the least let alone being a diplomat.
Good husbands in Nigeria need to be appreciated for enduring more at home
NigeriaNawa: USA Carriers and their accompanying ships and aircraft have state of the art missile defences that can shoot down any type of missile. The USA does not make too much noise like Russia or China.
Defence umbrella from a destroyer ship that is always side by side with the carrier.
SeeThisLoser: And still the Russian army cannot occupy this city after almost a whole month ? So they just bomb and bomb and bomb but the soldiers are too scared to move in because they know they face complete annihilation by the Ukrainian army.
The Russian army is overrated.
The US and allies bombed over 1500 French cities and killed more than 60,000 French civilians during WWII.
The also bombed Iraq for WEEKS before invading.
Finally, don't forget the little matter of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Loewe: Most of those volunteering think the war is Call of Duty or PUBG, that's why they wanna go and assist Ukraine is fighting Russia.
I've said it that a lot of the volunteers traveling to Ukraine may not make it back cos war is not an action movie. One strike alone can kill you without even knowing what happened till you get to heaven or hell...
Leave the volunteering for people with military experience.
I dey tell you!
You fit dey sleep, them never even give you gun, and artillery or drone will send you to paradise.
Comradewhy: Please they don't need to be told,west are waiting for Russia to fall into their trap. This might just be the end of Russia,your hot temperance will soon wax cold by the time NATO descends on you. How many weeks now you are still struggling with Ukraine,I can't wait for Putin to be toppled from that seat.
Baghdad fell after a month.
That's with a coalition of almost 50 countries. And unprecedented aerial bombardment.
Sadam also had a shittier army.
On the other hand, Ukraine is being supplied by the top countries in the world.
NigeriaNawa: I keep telling Putin e-rats and comradunces that NATO will take the Russian military out in less than a week, thats why Putin is always talking about Nuclear weapons.
Market women's talk.
Who cares.
Maybe NATO can defeat the Russian army in hand-to-hand combat within 6 hours.
dapolaw: It was actually a miracle, he had an issue with a lady and that one reported him to the police. So I just went to the station to bail him and that was when they police showed me things they found in his house when they to search it. And behold my expired ATM card was among the things they found in his house but the said ATM was in my car when it was stolen. So that was how the investigation started, but he later confessed to the crime though. I cried ehn, because I felt betrayed.
dapolaw: Someone I called a friend stole my car where it was parked in my office in 2013. I never knew he had cut a spare key when we both went to Ladipo to love-vendor the ride
The dude was even helping me to look for the thief not knowing he was the one that did the job
How did you find out he did it, and what was his reaction?
Christonjnr: I have this guy who's really broke.squats with his friend Ina one room apartment,when his Frnd got married,they pushed him away. He came to me asking for my help,he wanted to sale his hand phone but he has lost the receipt. Do to the reason i deal in phones and acessories I helped him and issued his another receipt. I didn't know he stole the phone.when they got arrested he said I'm a syndicate that used to issued them receipt whenever they stole phone. And they even raped a lady where they stole the phone. I later used 200k to bail my self
O boy!
"Pick up a bee from kindness, and learn the limitations of kindness."—Sufi Proverb
pansophist: I like the Chinese method better. They won't take sides like the west does, or pressure others to do the same. They won't sell weapons to either parties to keep murdering each other, they won't twist the narrative and see conflicts as a playground to advance political aims. They won't start sanctioning, or cut off ties with the country they dislike.
Instead they call both countries to the round table, mediate between them and diplomatically reach an agreement for ceasefire. No country should be forced and punished if they didn't take sides. That should be the ideal. Nigeria has immediately took sides against Russia, a very bad move. We lack spine and just want to please the western master. This is what slaves do, not a truly independent country.
Kennitrust: Putin is now threatening the ultimate response in a bid to force Ukraine into surrender after growing frustrated by the lack of progress in his invasion plan.
'I'm ordering the Defence Minister and chief of the general staff to switch the Russian army's deterrent forces onto a high alert mode of combat standby duty,' he said on Monday.
Fears are growing that if Ukraine continues to repel the invaders, Putin may resort to using small scale battlefield nuclear weapons to force them into submission
This is not true.
He said this response to threatening statements from France and the UK.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Ihor Zhovka Invites President Biden To Kyiv Next Week If He Is Brave by BuddhaPalm(m): 8:04pm On Mar 20, 2022
