From: mark@unicorn.com
Date: Thu Mar 25 1999 - 07:35:39 MST
Michael S. Lorrey [mike@lorrey.com] wrote:
>Patriot is a system for terminal defense from tactical ballistic missiles, not
>strategic missiles, which reenter much faster.
Well, we were talking about short-range missiles for use against attacking
armies, not ICBMs.
>Aegis is an
>anti-aircraft/anti-cruise missile missile. Its not built for ballistic
>targets.
Is that true? I thought I read recently that the Japanese wanted to buy
an Aegis system for use against Korean missiles? Maybe it was something
of a similar name and I just remembered it wrong.
Mark
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