Re: Boost-phase missile defense

From: John K Clark (jonkc@att.net)
Date: Thu Jul 17 2003 - 08:02:27 MDT

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    "Mike Lorrey" <mlorrey@yahoo.com>

    > Why, exactly, would a solid fuel ICBM be invulnerable to an ABL?

    I am quite certain the word "invulnerable" was never used because ICBM's
    don't need to be perfect, it's Star Wars defense that needs to be perfect or
    it's not worth building. And it's obvious that if the Laser could cause a
    unexpected increase in the temperature of the liquid oxygen tank of a ICBM
    of just a degree or two it could destroy it, but a similar increase in the
    temperature of the solid fuel in a ICBM would have no effect.

        John K Clark jonkc@att.net



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