LouSanous t1_iyo8mo0 wrote on December 2, 2022 at 9:34 PM

Reply to comment by SavingsBookkeeper697 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

I doubt it. The Iron Done missiles fly at mach 2.2.

Hypersonics are mach 10.

zenfalc t1_iyoc5nq wrote on December 2, 2022 at 9:59 PM

And likely overstated for effectiveness. Accuracy at that speed is tough, and neither Russia or China can boast our accuracy at more conventional speeds.

Frankly with that kind of relative velocity we could probably hit it with silly string and kill the guidance. Or heavy duty aluminum foil chaff

LouSanous t1_iyof8ij wrote on December 2, 2022 at 10:22 PM

The Pentagon has sounded the alarm many times that the US lacks effective ways of dealing with hypersonic weapons.

I'm not an expert on these weapons, but I am an expert in electrical engineering and from what I can see, the US is far behind in this area.

The good news is that it really doesn't matter unless the US attempts to start a war with China or Russia as neither of them have shown any interest in engaging the US intentionally.

zenfalc t1_iyoxari wrote on December 3, 2022 at 12:42 AM

No one who likes their toys wants to start a war with us. Which is a good thing, but also a little sad