So Much For Saying the U.S. Can't Intercept an ICBM

[Moonglow]

They tried it against medium-range Scud missiles in the Desert Storm war with the Patriot missile system and failed.

How long ago was Desert Storm?

1990.

That was a rhetorical question, but yeah, 30 years ago.

I see, you knew but needed to know.

No, he was making an obvious point that somehow went over your head. You're bringing up facts from technology 30 years ago and acting like they haven't made any progress since then.

All you have to do now is apologize for your error and then you can move on.

I didn't say anything about not making progress, but you go ahead and fantasize.

 

[Carl in Michigan]

'Murica! We break things better than anybody (then rebuild them better than ever)!

 

[2aguy]

Those things are still only about 50/50

If it was an actual single missle...they could launch more than one missle to try to knock it down....

 

[Lewdog]

Those things are still only about 50/50

If it was an actual single missle...they could launch more than one missle to try to knock it down....

If the shit really hit the fan, the U.S. would fire probably 3-5 missiles for every incoming missile up to everything they've got.

 

[fncceo]

Now start blowing up EVERY missile NK launches

Wouldn't be so much easier just to blow up North Korea? Certainly more cost-effective.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

You mean to tell me Ronnie Reagans fantasy weapon works???

It's not the same weapon system that Uncle Ronnie wanted to develop.

How is it different?

 

[deannalw]

Ooh rah baby!

'Murica!

 

[yiostheoy]

They successfully did it today hitting an ICBM launched 4,200 miles away from the U.S.

"The U.S. has "successfully intercepted" an intercontinental ballistic missile during the first test of its ground-based intercept system, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said Tuesday.

The test occurred just days after the North Korean regime launched its ninth missile this year. U.S. officials say today's test had been planned for years.

The ground-based interceptor launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California shortly after 3:30 p.m. ET. A little more than one hour later, the Pentagon confirmed that it had successfully collided with an ICBM-class target over the Pacific Ocean.

The ICBM-target was launched from the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, 4,200 miles away."

US successfully intercepts ICBM in historic test

However this sends Kim J.U. the wrong message.

D.J. Trump should have sent him a few armed and hot cruise missiles instead.

Same as Ronnie did for Ghadaffi.

 

[Marion Morrison]

I coulda sworn we had "star wars" 20 years ago. Wot happened? \

50% misses, what is this crap?

 

[Lewdog]

They successfully did it today hitting an ICBM launched 4,200 miles away from the U.S.

"The U.S. has "successfully intercepted" an intercontinental ballistic missile during the first test of its ground-based intercept system, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said Tuesday.

The test occurred just days after the North Korean regime launched its ninth missile this year. U.S. officials say today's test had been planned for years.

The ground-based interceptor launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California shortly after 3:30 p.m. ET. A little more than one hour later, the Pentagon confirmed that it had successfully collided with an ICBM-class target over the Pacific Ocean.

The ICBM-target was launched from the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, 4,200 miles away."

US successfully intercepts ICBM in historic test

However this sends Kim J.U. the wrong message.

D.J. Trump should have sent him a few armed and hot cruise missiles instead.

Same as Ronnie did for Ghadaffi.

Why does this send him the wrong message? This doesn't mean that other actions are off the table...