Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

Crafty_Mix_1935 t1_iymjppp wrote

Reply to comment by DanielNoWrite in Is it possible that nuclear defense technologies will surpass the abilities of nuclear weapons in the future, rendering them near useless? by Wide-Escape-5618

Not to mention the independent war heads can maneuver in route. I don't think the public can handle this information. Look at the mass hysteria in the 50's and 60's.

4

[deleted] t1_iymlqc1 wrote

[deleted]

−1

DanielNoWrite t1_iymoz4g wrote

There is really no comparison between a medium range cruise missile and a an ICBM, they're entirely different problems.

Shooting down a cruise missile is a lot like shooting down a plane. Intercepting an ICBM is like swatting a meteor from the sky.

3

[deleted] t1_iymqqxu wrote

[deleted]

−1

DanielNoWrite t1_iyn80zo wrote

My point was not that it's the same, it was simply that cruise missiles and short/medium range ballistic missiles are routinely intercepted by the same or similar systems used to shoot down planes.

This is very different from what is required to deal with an ICBM.

2