New Chinese Missile Can Destroy US Supercarrier in One Go(i.gizmodo.com)
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New Chinese Missile Can Destroy US Supercarrier in One Go
http://i.gizmodo.com/5199587/new-chinese-missile-can-destroy-us-supercarrier-in-one-go
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This is basically a dupe of http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=547596 .
Someone mentioned on Gizmodo that the US has "lasers' to shoot down these missiles. I'm no expert but this quote is from a NTY article published today re: the new defense budget:
"Defense experts say that Mr. Gates is likely to cut $1 billion to $2 billion from programs for defenses against missiles, and that Boeing’s airborne laser system, which would equip a modified 747 jetliner with a laser to shoot down missiles, might be killed."
Doesn't look like shooting down big missiles with expensive lasers is high on the priority list.
I think this missile scenario is one that is more FUD than anything at the moment. A country like China or Russia knows that if they open up this can of worms, it's not going to be who launches the first missile that wins (or is hurt the most)
"Defense experts say that Mr. Gates is likely to cut $1 billion to $2 billion from programs for defenses against missiles, and that Boeing’s airborne laser system, which would equip a modified 747 jetliner with a laser to shoot down missiles, might be killed."
Doesn't look like shooting down big missiles with expensive lasers is high on the priority list.
I think this missile scenario is one that is more FUD than anything at the moment. A country like China or Russia knows that if they open up this can of worms, it's not going to be who launches the first missile that wins (or is hurt the most)
I'm not sure what made the media start going nuts about this, but this missile is hardly new; it's been around for quite some time (and still hasn't been tested yet). It's not, as articles seem to be implying, something that came out of nowhere and surprised the US.
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