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Re:WLW: America's 500,000 watt radio station (2015) by mmhsieh on Monday January 27, 2020 @10:32AM (#22160180)
that is a very good point. we should also shut down BMEWS and send a manned constellation up there to spot ICBMs visually. this is a good billet for the space force.
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Re:WLW: America's 500,000 watt radio station (2015) by electronWizard on Monday January 27, 2020 @07:28PM (#22165274)
ICBM launch detection has been done since the 60s with satellites using infrared sensors to detect the heat emitted by the rocket engine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Support_Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-Based_Infrared_System

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