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Originally Posted by Sickthing
Have we learned nothing? Do you think that long range missile really just malfunctioned? Sure it did, right after an advanced patriot missile blew it out of the air. There is no doubt in my mind we shoved that missile right back down their throat. Don't know if a Patriot could have got it fast but we malfunctioned their missile. Zero doubt in my mind.
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First off the systems we want would take a missile out in the one to two minute rage after take off. The patriot missiles we have take the missile out as they are very close to the target.
Even if we had a dream system I don't think we could take a missile out within 45 secs. About the only thing that could possibly take out a missile that fast would be some sort of laser weapon and I'm pretty sure we don't have anything that's powerful enough to take out a missile at that distance.
We do have laser weapons that are being tested in Iraq but nothing that is long enough range to take out a launching missile. Now granted what us civilians know about is probably 5 to 10 years behind what they are working on now, but I still don't think we have something like that.
It's technically possible but I doubt we have the technology to do it just yet. Other wise we wouldn't be wasting money on some patriot system that has to wait until a missile is already on it's downward turn to take it out.
The most logical thing is the missile did just what they said it failed. Hell if you look back at our testing of rockets when we were in the space race we lost more than we launched before we finally came up with a stable platform.
Hell look at how long we have been sending guys into space and we still lose a rocket from time to time. As they say about the space shuttle when it's launching they are sitting on top of a controlled explosion. Lots of things can go wrong, the same goes for a simple unmanned missile made to carry a warhead.