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Politics : The Trump Presidency

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To: bentway who wrote (325415)	3/8/2025 3:25:17 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) of 359393

>> We have what we've always had, MAD. Yes, but we have nothing more than computer models to tell us how effective it would be as a defense mechanism in the case of the high-end hypersonics. It would be far more effective to be able to take these out with something along the lines of a radically updated missile defense, yet the Avangard (a hypersonic boost-glide vehicle, launched atop an ICBM, capable of Mach 20+ (over 24,000 km/h or 15,000 mph) with a range exceeding 6,000 kilometers (3,728 miles)) presents obstacles we really are hard-pressed to accommodate. I don't believe anyone is that confident that Arrow or THAAD can take these out. The point being that the closer you can get to Russia the more likely you will be able to defend against these strikes from newer missile types from Russia. Even then there are no guarantees. I have never felt good about MAD as a deterrent, yet it has had thus far. I'm not telling you anything you don't already know.

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