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| Israel, U.S. plan (new) anti-missile test to answer Iran's challenge |
| 2004-08-14 |
| TEL AVIV — Israel and the United States plan to test the Arrow-2 missile defense system against a target meant to simulate an advanced Scud D ballistic missile...On July 29, the Arrow-2 intercepted and destroyed the Scud B missile, with a range of 250 kilometers. Unlike the Scud B, the Scud D was deemed as about twice as fast and the warhead separates from the rest of the missile in the first stage of launch. The Scud B does not contain a separation process. A 2-3 week turnaround between ballistic missile tests. Oh boy. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #4 AM I don't think this is a multiple warhead missle.... I think maybe the Perisian have figured it's best to seperate the warhead from the carrier to increase accuracy to within 3 miles..... It's like they see the dawning of the bus age. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-08-14 9:15:30 PM |
| #3 Dig a tunnel from the Med to the dead Sea and use the pressure head to run a power station. Tie a laser site into the power station. At need the whole electrical grid goes down and the laser absorbs all of the power. Now all we need is the laser. The tunnel idea has already been suggested. PS one thing i could never figure out about the Scuds Saddaistam launched at Israel during DS. He had gas shells for his 155mm guns along with the HE rounds. Why not just load up a number equivilant to the weapons load rating of the bird on a carrier and let fly. Screw the guidance, they hit were they hit. But no, got to have the BIG BOOM |
| Posted by: cheaderhead 2004-08-14 9:07:56 PM |
| #2 Several addenda: the Iranians are probably contemplating using the Shahab-3 multiple warhead threat as cover to allow them to build additional weapons. That is, if Israel attacks their nuke facilities, they immediately retaliate with a missile (not thinking beyond this point.) Eventually they hope to build so many they can set up a MAD scenario, then bully all the other Moslem nations into submitting to them, or perhaps blackmailing Europe or threatening the world's oil supply. Another consideration are the US 747-based anti-missile lasers. Optimally, the Arrow system would be a last line of defense, rather than a first. This would also help against decoy missiles. A laser more effectively counter a multiple warhead missile before it could separate. The big question is the timetable for this. A 2-3 week test turnaround indicates critical need. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2004-08-14 7:41:01 PM |
| #1 nice thing is the Black Turbans get one shot to destroy Israel...if that's intercepted (and sounds like we and the Israelis hve that covered) all hell rains back on the assholes. GPS coords input and set? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-08-14 7:18:40 PM |