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I'm no ballistic weapons expertGotta figure a rocket that changes direction midflight is more advanced than a jet engine
Whats better, a killer fastball pitcher or a killer fastball hitter?
there will be counter measures.
I'd be more afraid of subs coordinating an attack with squadron of bear bombers with stand-off cruise missles.
Again the problem is still the quality of their equipment. There are still plenty of intelligence reports citing that the Chinese haven't adopted the same regards to quality as the west or Japanese has IMO I think its cultural.
Although this article is 9 years old I still believe it is still true today.
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The Soviet Union?...and I agree that no one knows better than the Chinese that quality can often be overcome by massive quantity
I wonder if a focused EMP pulse could screw up the missiles guidance system w/o damaging the fleet
I always take "panic" in the military with a lot of doubt. They have all the motivation to overplay their opponants weapons capabilities, and underplay ours.
...... This might be what you were getting at.
No, I am adamant that the military industrial complex always requires to overplay our adversaries threats in which to get funding for their pet programs.
I spent 20 years in the aerospace world (and have been following it for 35 years) and see it time and time again.
the military industrial complex.
No such thing!
Show us who they are???It sure does exist.
Then theres the maneuverability issue. Anything flying at mach 10 and expected to pull high gee's will need one strongly reinforced airframe, which impacts on the size of the warhead.
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It sure does exist.
If there isnt a "threat", then they sure dont have work.