Re: MIL: Warfare Basics

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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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