Trump to spend billions on old, flawed intercept missile technology

[DrLove]

So instead of investing in more tests and R & D to perfect - Trump lies about the effectiveness of the technology we now have and then doubles down? Whadda Dotard.

Citing North Korea’s growing nuclear and ballistic missile threat, the Trump administration is moving to vastly expand the problem-plagued homeland missile defense system despite warnings that the planned upgrades may not succeed.

The expected cost is about $10.2 billion over five years, on top of more than $40 billion already spent for the system.

But government reports and interviews with technical experts suggest the planned upgrades, including a redesigned kill vehicle, are unlikely to protect the United States from a limited-scale ballistic missile attack, the system’s stated mission.

One concern is the administration’s rush to expand the system.

“There’s no way to prove out the design — let alone its reliability — without more flight tests,” said L. David Montague, a former aerospace executive who co-chaired a National Academy of Sciences panel of 16 experts that recommended ways to improve U.S. missile defenses in 2012. “It’s stupid”.

On Oct. 11, President Trump told Fox News that the interceptors “can knock out a missile in the air 97% of the time.” The interceptors have only a 50% success rate in controlled flight tests, according to Pentagon reports.​

Trump administration moves to boost homeland missile defense system despite multiple flaws

 

[harmonica]

good for Trump
I love it

 

[JGalt]

Was this piece written by Russian psyops or something?

 

[usmbguest5318]

So instead of investing in more tests and R & D to perfect - Trump lies about the effectiveness of the technology we now have and then doubles down? Whadda Dotard.

Citing North Korea’s growing nuclear and ballistic missile threat, the Trump administration is moving to vastly expand the problem-plagued homeland missile defense system despite warnings that the planned upgrades may not succeed.

The expected cost is about $10.2 billion over five years, on top of more than $40 billion already spent for the system.

But government reports and interviews with technical experts suggest the planned upgrades, including a redesigned kill vehicle, are unlikely to protect the United States from a limited-scale ballistic missile attack, the system’s stated mission.

One concern is the administration’s rush to expand the system.

“There’s no way to prove out the design — let alone its reliability — without more flight tests,” said L. David Montague, a former aerospace executive who co-chaired a National Academy of Sciences panel of 16 experts that recommended ways to improve U.S. missile defenses in 2012. “It’s stupid”.

On Oct. 11, President Trump told Fox News that the interceptors “can knock out a missile in the air 97% of the time.” The interceptors have only a 50% success rate in controlled flight tests, according to Pentagon reports.​

Trump administration moves to boost homeland missile defense system despite multiple flaws

Citing North Korea’s growing nuclear and ballistic missile threat, the Trump administration is moving to vastly expand the problem-plagued homeland missile defense system despite warnings that the planned upgrades may not succeed. The expected cost is about $10.2 billion over five years...

Regardless of whether the missile defense system get the job done or not, installing them over the next five years is hardly timely enough to have any impact in the current situation we face with the DPRK.

• If the DPRK doesn't launch nuclear warheads at us between now and five years from now, we don't now or five years from now need more dubiously performing missiles.
• If the current systems don't work as they are hoped to and the DPRK launches nuclear warheads at us between now and five years from now, having more dubiously performing rockets five years from now isn't going to help.

There are multiple ways to attenuate the DPRK situation, and buying more dubiously performing rockets that won't become fully deployed for five years is not among them.

 

[pismoe]

we elected , er hired The TRUMP to be the boss and to make the important decisions DrL .

 

[TheOldSchool]

Trump massively cut their taxes, but military contractors won't be satisfied with just that.

 

[theHawk]

So when NK shoots missiles, libs always come on saying they are no threat because we can shoot them down.

But now when President Trump wants to improve the defense system, it’s suddenly useless and doesn’t work.

 

[Aba Incieni]

So when NK shoots missiles, libs always come on saying they are no threat because we can shoot them down.

But now when President Trump wants to improve the defense system, it’s suddenly useless and doesn’t work.

They've taken a sudden interest in spending. $9 trillion later.

 

[mudwhistle]

I figure this is what we're going get a constant dose of till after he wins re-election.
One bullshit negative story after another.

It gets to the point that it's not even worth reading these lies anymore.

 

[DrLove]

we elected , er hired The TRUMP to be the boss and to make the important decisions DrL .

Nah, he lost by 3 million votes and eked the electoral by 77,000 votes in three states with assistance from Vlad the Impaler and Jim Comey.

3 years to go - assuming he survives Mueller

 

[Correll]

So when NK shoots missiles, libs always come on saying they are no threat because we can shoot them down.

But now when President Trump wants to improve the defense system, it’s suddenly useless and doesn’t work.

I noticed that too.


It was just a few weeks ago, on this very site, some lefty was touting this system as soooo great.

 

[DrLove]

So when NK shoots missiles, libs always come on saying they are no threat because we can shoot them down.

But now when President Trump wants to improve the defense system, it’s suddenly useless and doesn’t work.

Can you link us to such a statement from "libs" -- I must have missed it.
Fine, spend ten billion on something that works 50% of the time when that money could be invested in better technology.
Trumplings have never been the sharpest tools, but tools they still be.

 

[Correll]

we elected , er hired The TRUMP to be the boss and to make the important decisions DrL .

Nah, he lost by 3 million votes and eked the electoral by 77,000 votes in three states with assistance from Vlad the Impaler and Jim Comey.

3 years to go - assuming he survives Mueller

Says the lefty that still hasn't learned how elections go in this country. Despite having it rubbed in his face twice.

 

[DrLove]

was just a few weeks ago, on this very site, some lefty was touting this system as soooo great.

Do link us ... PLEASE?

 

[Correll]

So when NK shoots missiles, libs always come on saying they are no threat because we can shoot them down.

But now when President Trump wants to improve the defense system, it’s suddenly useless and doesn’t work.

Can you link us to such a statement from "libs" -- I must have missed it.
Fine, spend ten billion on something that works 50% of the time when that money could be invested in better technology.
Trumplings have never been the sharpest tools, but tools they still be.

The search function sucks.


But I can validate that that argument has been made on this very site.


A system that works 50% of the time, is pretty threatening to some guy that only has a few missiles.


Talking it up, could make the difference between that guy launching, or not.


So could talking it down.


Just saying.

 

[Correll]

was just a few weeks ago, on this very site, some lefty was touting this system as soooo great.

Do link us ... PLEASE?

Dude. Are you seriously doubting my word?

 

[DrLove]

was just a few weeks ago, on this very site, some lefty was touting this system as soooo great.

Do link us ... PLEASE?

Dude. Are you seriously doubting my word?

Yes

 

[Correll]

was just a few weeks ago, on this very site, some lefty was touting this system as soooo great.

Do link us ... PLEASE?

Dude. Are you seriously doubting my word?

Yes

Then you are projecting your own dishonesty, because I have never given you any reason to doubt mine.


The fact remains, what TheHawk said is true.


You lefties choose your opinion based on what let's you attack Trump or republicans.

 

[MindWars]