On Sat, 1 Jul 2000, Spike Jones wrote:
> Since you mentioned the U of CS, there is one possible show-stopper
> for national missile defense, which has never been mentioned in any of
> these debates, a really formidable one. Ive never seen it mentioned in
> any of the media presentations either. If you wish, I will share from an
> insiders view, what is the biggest obstacle to a successful missile shield.
> Any guesses?
I believe it is called a "salvage fuse". Give the warhead the ability to
detect that it is about to be intercepted (short range radar an/or IR
detector) and have it detonate just before. The flash, radiation, and
plasma blind or destroy interceptors heading for other incoming warheads.
RVs aren't affected as much since they rely on inertial guidance. The
would need to be pretty rad hardened. Fire the warheads in a fairly close
volley.
My guess...
steve
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