US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test

Re:US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test by spaetzleesser on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @11:33PM (#25133238)

This seems a losing battle in a real war with a capable enemy. The attacker has to be right only once and can try multiple times whereas the defender has to be right every time.

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Re:US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test by unishark on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @01:46AM (#25133861)

After the first try the attacker has to defend from multiple attacks too.

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Re:US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test by spaetzleesser on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @09:25AM (#25137064)

I should have been more specific that my comment was about defending a super expensive asset like an aircraft carrier. I am pretty sure it’s cheaper to destroy an aircraft carrier vs building it. It also takes very long time to replace one. In world war 2 it showed that cheaper mass produced weapons usually were superior to expensive super high tech weapons in the long run.

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Re:US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test by ALittleLight on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @01:41AM (#25133834)

The complication is that the defender nukes you when he loses.

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