1/ "An orbital bombardment system is essentially "a space shuttle, with a nuclear weapon into the cargo bay, and no landing gear."
It isn't new. The ways to defend against it must be new. But fully defending against it isn't realistic for any nation.
foreignpolicy.com/2021/10/18/hyp…
It isn't new. The ways to defend against it must be new. But fully defending against it isn't realistic for any nation.
foreignpolicy.com/2021/10/18/hyp…
2/ Existing existing missile defense systems can’t stop all incoming missiles with nuclear payloads possessed by China, Russia or the US even now.
Low earth orbit satellites with sensors in polar orbit are the new early warning systems for a: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractiona…
Low earth orbit satellites with sensors in polar orbit are the new early warning systems for a: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractiona…
3. "Will you be disappointed if the nuclear missiles don’t come from the North Pole, like Santa? The US with more than a thousand nuclear weapons, will avenge your family either way. However, it’s crazy to base U.S. security on the threat of mutual annihilation forever."
4/ The FT claims that the US had no idea how the Chinese did this and yet there is a Wikipedia entry for Fractional Orbital Bombardment System. Wikipedia is getting very good apparently.
The Chinese probably learned to create a FBOS by watching Youtube:
The Chinese probably learned to create a FBOS by watching Youtube:
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