Yes both Soviet and American rocket scientists have known since the 1960’s such a defense system was impossible. Multiple idealized field tests basically proved it, but it’s a lot of money for defense contractors and their share holders so they will continue to come up with unenforceable contracts with guaranteed payouts, and then give kickbacks to the people who can get those contracts approved.
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The nerds are missing the forest for the trees. This isn’t meant to stop missiles. It’s meant to line pockets. And it will do that.
Yes both Soviet and American rocket scientists have known since the 1960’s such a defense system was impossible. Multiple idealized field tests basically proved it, but it’s a lot of money for defense contractors and their share holders so they will continue to come up with unenforceable contracts with guaranteed payouts, and then give kickbacks to the people who can get those contracts approved.
The article mentions counter measures and multiple warheads, but many nuclear warheads are cluster munitions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_munition?wprov=sfla1
The belief that it is remotely possible to several of these at once is just plain insane.
Indeed, the whole thing is fundamentally unworkable.
Stick to the golden shower dumbass.