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Re:US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test by Iv on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @10:57PM (#25133044)
There only so much you can do against ballistic threats.
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Re:US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test by xster on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @12:27AM (#25133520)
Apparently it can even change course mid-flight. So it's even less likely the type of thing this countermeasure's meant to respond to.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/25904/china-wants-u-s-...

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Re:US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test by ashtonkem on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @12:20AM (#25133466)
With the advent of hypersonic missiles, it's time for the return of flak. A few grams of aluminum do a lot of damage at mach 6.
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Re:US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test by evilos on Thursday November 19, 2020 @02:53AM (#25147184)
You'd have to hit the incoming pretty far out, or you're just gonna get hit by hypersonic buckshot.
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Re:US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test by baybal2 on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @02:36AM (#25134108)
They do not need a ballistic threat.

Very regular modern antiship missiles have very good chance overwhelming the carrier formation defences.

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