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Talk:Alexei Arestovich (view source)
Revision as of 09:35, January 18, 2023
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'''Technology:''' Missile defense, the technology of modern war. Shooting down a missile with a missile. It's like shooting a bullet with a bullet while both are in flight (only the missile defense bullet must be faster to catch up with the incoming). While the offensive missile can be guided to a precision strike via a GPS laser-guided target point, the missile defense system has to have its ears up (radar on) to detect electronic signals from an incoming missile. To do this, they have to flip on the radar switch. Once the radar switch is flipped on, the missile defense system starts sending out radar signals, making the system itself a legitimate military target, per international law and conventions. Per international humanitarian law, military targets are not to be placed in civilian areas, making the innocent residents vulnerable. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a chance'']]</sup> 04:13, January 18, 2023 (EST)
'''Technology:''' Missile defense, the technology of modern war. Shooting down a missile with a missile. It's like shooting a bullet with a bullet while both are in flight (only the missile defense bullet must be faster to catch up with the incoming). While the offensive missile can be guided to a precision strike via a GPS laser-guided target point, the missile defense system has to have its ears up (radar on) to detect electronic signals from an incoming missile. To do this, they have to flip on the radar switch. Once the radar switch is flipped on, the missile defense system starts sending out radar signals, making the system itself a legitimate military target, per international law and conventions. Per international humanitarian law, military targets are not to be placed in civilian areas, making the innocent residents vulnerable. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a chance'']]</sup> 04:13, January 18, 2023 (EST)
A proper missile defense system is built to be highly mobile, given they themselves are legitimate military targets. On trucks, their job is to find a firing location, set up, fire at the target, withdraw and hide until the next assignment. American teams take about 25 minutes to set up, Russian teams about 5 minutes. In the 20 minute time difference, assuming the radar hasn't been switched on, they themselves still are legitimate targets if their location can be detected. The US Patriot systems, Russian S-300, 400, 500 and BUK systems are all designed like this. Since the end of WWII, the US has focused on air superiority - aerial attack; whereas the Russians have focused on aerial defense. Hence, while America boosts of "aerial superiority" it is widely recognized that Russia has missile and aerial defense superiority (a missile and jet aircraft are basically the same thing, a rocket engine). This fact requires some adjustment in American thinking. While it's widely boasted the [[Ronald Reagan]] bankrupted the Soviet Union with missile defense spending, and that may true, the Russians have never lost their edge in missile defense and electrotonic warfare, given that has been their highest defense priority since the US focus on air superiority. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a chance'']]</sup> 04:35, January 18, 2023 (EST)