Why a Single Nuclear Missile Could Defeat America's Entire Defense System
The U.S. has 44 interceptors. A single Russian missile can launch 10 warheads and 40 decoys. Each kill vehicle has a 56% success rate. You do the math. From hit-to-kill physics and radar discrimination to Mach 24 re-entry speeds and Russia’s nuke-on-nuke strategy—intercepting just one ICBM is far harder than you think.
The U.S. has 44 interceptors. A single Russian missile can launch 10 warheads and 40 decoys. Each kill vehicle has a 56% success rate. You do the math. From hit-to-kill physics and radar discrimination to Mach 24 re-entry speeds and Russia’s nuke-on-nuke strategy—intercepting just one ICBM is far harder than you think.
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