RE: Boost-phase missile defense

From: Spike (spike66@comcast.net)
Date: Wed Jul 16 2003 - 21:16:08 MDT

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    "The Airborne Laser currently in development has the potential to
    intercept liquid-propellant ICBMs, but its range would be limited and it
    would therefore be vulnerable to counterattack. The Airborne Laser would
    not be able to disable solid-propellant ICBMs at ranges useful for
    defending the United States"

    Boost-phase defense isn't necessarily most effective for
    the big spread-out United States, but rather for highly
    compact high-value target nations such as Israel, Hong
    Kong, Kuwait, Singapore, Taiwan, the Vatican, Japan, South
    Korea, etc. These are nations that could perhaps use boost-
    phase missile defense flying within their own borders
    and still be close enough to enemy launch sites. The
    US will likely be more effectively defended using
    end-game missile defense such as PAC-3 and THAAD, and
    perhaps ground-based laser defense.

    spike



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