• plov_mix [comrade/them]
    ·
    3 years ago

    Thanks! And said detection, could it tell whether the ICBM for sure carries a nuke?

    • hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
      ·
      3 years ago

      Idk, but unlike other ballistic missiles I don't think anyone bothers doing a non nuclear weapon because you'll probably be annihilated if you launch an icbm at a populated target.

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
        ·
        3 years ago

        Ballistic Missiles as a conventional bombardment method exist.

        But there are easier ways to get missiles to their target than launching out of a silo on the opposite side of the world.

    • Tapirs10 [undecided,she/her]
      ·
      3 years ago

      So some icbms have mirv rockets which means it carries multiple warheads. Some of those could be decoys so the anti missile system shoot down the one with out the nuke in it.

      • plov_mix [comrade/them]
        ·
        3 years ago

        Thanks! And I assume the hypersonic missles are even better at evading the anti missle system?

        • Tapirs10 [undecided,she/her]
          ·
          3 years ago

          Yeah icbms go up high into space and then come down. The hypersonic missiles have a much lower trajectory so there is less time to react for countermeasures or retaliation.