November 13, 2004
LESS INFANTRY:
US to deploy hyper-missiles: Anywhere on Earth could be targeted 'within two hours' (Robin McKie and David Smith, November 14, 2004, The Observer)
American scientists are developing hypersonic cruise missiles that will fly 10 times faster than current rockets, penetrate concrete armouring and could be launched from any site in the world.The missiles would have a range of 9,000 miles, more than a third of Earth's circumference and be able to reach their targets within two hours. First prototypes are expected to be tested next year, though the missile is not expected to be deployed until the end of the decade.
'If someone is messing with us - or Britain - from far away, we could whack them straight away,' said Preston Carter, an aerospace engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in California.
Just in case there was any doubt that we can make it so North Korea's nuclear capability will cease to exist before they know the attack has begun. Posted by Orrin Judd at November 13, 2004 8:15 PM
There's all kinds of scary stuff in the pipeline. Our technology lead is increasing.
Posted by: mike earl at November 13, 2004 10:46 PMTo the new Wal-Mart tech I said, "Neat!" To this I say, "AWESOME!!!" Does it also broadcast "Rock You Like a Hurricane" while in flight?
Posted by: Governor Breck at November 14, 2004 8:47 AMWhy is 2 hours an advance on 20 minutes? We've had that for 40 years.
Posted by: Harry Eagar at November 15, 2004 2:24 AMHarry, these are cruise missles with conventional warheads, not ICBMs with nuclear warheads. Instead of sending ships to within a few hundresd miles of an enemy, we can launch from the US.
Posted by: Bob at November 15, 2004 10:37 AMWe can be isolated interventionists.
Posted by: oj at November 15, 2004 10:54 AMSo? I still don't get it.
Nobody can stop us from sending ships close to anyplace with a coast.
Posted by: Harry Eagar at November 15, 2004 10:28 PMWhat ships? They're a waste of money.
Posted by: oj at November 15, 2004 10:44 PMWe still need aircraft carriers, and their supporting armadas.
Posted by: Michael Herdegen at November 16, 2004 1:44 AMwhy?
Posted by: oj at November 16, 2004 7:02 AMTo carry aircraft.
Really, would it kill you to devote a couple of hours to reading about naval strategy ?
Posted by: Michael Herdegen at November 17, 2004 1:03 AMWHAT AIRCRAFT?
Posted by: oj at November 17, 2004 8:47 AM