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Anti-Missile Shotgun

Most missile defense systems are like handguns, trying to hit a target with a single bullet. But the Pentagon has a new weapon in the works that's more like a shotgun, spraying buckshot until it knocks a missile down. A prototype of the "Multiple Kill Vehicles" system could be flying by 2007. The Arms Control Wonk has details -- and pictures, too.

Comments

Or spend billions on Missile Defense only to have someone haul in implements of war by sea and over the borders. Brilliant defense strategy.

Im proud we spend hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars on stuff that should of been invented in 1970. Wow a fragmenting warhead, this is revolutionary! Who would of thought this would increase the chance to hit an incoming missile! zzzzzzzzzzzz

Posted by: jtw at September 14, 2005 8:16 PM


Best bet for missile defense is to spray ahead of missile & ensuing "fog" destroys the missiles.
Place on commercial planes, bizjets???
AF1.

Make it Mobile & fixed.
Hand carried models for GIs, shipborne.
Replace CIWS.

Posted by: stephen russell at September 14, 2005 10:49 AM


Dear Hans: If anyone can yet discriminate between a properly done missile attack system's cloud of 'junkyard clutter,' and a ( probably, series, ) of active warheads, they have made a quantum leap in technology. The only defense against a real nuclear ( or other WMD ) missile attack is to 'Launch on Suspicion,' with high megatonnage airbursts to create a firestorm on the ground. Denmark may have been one of the few Nations that attempted to repay the US for its war effort, so good luck, Red.

Posted by: RedBellUSA at September 14, 2005 10:25 AM


I think it´s a great idea that someone had comeup with solution to a big problem (discrimination of decoys and real warheads). If it hasent been for Oncle Sam I would have spoken german or russian by now, so somebody has to do the job, and what would happen if the chinese came up with something of that kind ???. THANK GOD FOR ONCLE SAM !!!.

Hans-Ole from Denmark.

Posted by: Hans-Ole at September 14, 2005 10:00 AM


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