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2017-12-03 China-Japan-Koreas

North Korea's new ICBM likely broke up upon re-entry, US official says

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Posted by Fred 2017-12-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
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#1 1) Call it a rumor, but someone* said the Nork missiles contained explosives designed to break them up to keep the Japanese from recovering them.

2) An EMP weapon doesn't need to do much in the way of re-entry and is less fussy about guidance.

* don't have a reference handy. sorry.

Posted by SteveS 2017-12-03 00:52|| 2017-12-03 00:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Its the payload not the delivery system that has to survive reentry.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-12-03 07:05|| 2017-12-03 07:05|| Front Page Top

It would be a shame if successful 'reentry' were found to have been somehow, interfered with.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-12-03 07:08|| 2017-12-03 07:08|| Front Page Top

#4 An intercontinental ballistic missile that North Korea said could reach the "whole" mainland of the United States likely broke up upon re-entry into the earth's atmosphere

MIRV practice

Posted by Skidmark 2017-12-03 11:00|| 2017-12-03 11:00|| Front Page Top

Posted by Bubba the Great4743 2017-12-03 17:18|| 2017-12-03 17:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Too many variables. Programmed to hit altitude, not distance which can disintegrate payload structure design.

And what was the payload? And the rocket?

Posted by newc 2017-12-03 17:42|| 2017-12-03 17:42|| Front Page Top

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