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Originally posted by LemaEcho
Thinking its time to start a NK forum cause this is out of control. I think ive seen 4 new NK threads just today
MODS END THIS MADNESS!edit on 26-3-2013 by LemaEcho because: my head hurts
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
Originally posted by LemaEcho
Thinking its time to start a NK forum cause this is out of control. I think ive seen 4 new NK threads just today
MODS END THIS MADNESS!edit on 26-3-2013 by LemaEcho because: my head hurts
Just a note here..but no one forces you to open a thing here. No thread HAS to be read and North Korea is making NEW news daily. Sometimes a few times a day on NEW actions, statements or concerns.
As a final thought, though I know some don't necessarily care.....some of us in America have family stationed within range of that madman's guns. Lots of people say 'He'll NEVER do anything!'.....and I say to that, I heard the same things in August of 1990. August 1st? Saddam was an Ally and invasion of Kuwait? Yeah right.. It's CRAZY! He just had a decade of war, after all.... August 2nd saw 100,000 troops and full armor columns taking Kuwait with brutal force. I watched all that live too.......
I'm not half as optimistic as others after watching what 'could never ever happen', happen ...in full color and live feeds at the time. I appreciate the updates, personally.
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
Originally posted by LemaEcho
Thinking its time to start a NK forum cause this is out of control. I think ive seen 4 new NK threads just today
MODS END THIS MADNESS!edit on 26-3-2013 by LemaEcho because: my head hurts
Just a note here..but no one forces you to open a thing here. No thread HAS to be read and North Korea is making NEW news daily. Sometimes a few times a day on NEW actions, statements or concerns.
As a final thought, though I know some don't necessarily care.....some of us in America have family stationed within range of that madman's guns. Lots of people say 'He'll NEVER do anything!'.....and I say to that, I heard the same things in August of 1990. August 1st? Saddam was an Ally and invasion of Kuwait? Yeah right.. It's CRAZY! He just had a decade of war, after all.... August 2nd saw 100,000 troops and full armor columns taking Kuwait with brutal force. I watched all that live too.......
I'm not half as optimistic as others after watching what 'could never ever happen', happen ...in full color and live feeds at the time. I appreciate the updates, personally.
The ‘hit-to-kill’ PAC-3 Missile is the world’s most advanced, capable and powerful terminal air defense missile. It defeats the entire threat: tactical ballistic missiles (TBMs), cruise missiles and aircraft. The PAC-3 Missile is a quantum leap ahead of any other air defense missile when it comes to the ability to protect the Warfighter in their defining moments.
The PAC-3 Missile is a high velocity interceptor that defeats incoming targets by direct, body-to-body impact. PAC-3 Missiles, when deployed in a Patriot battery, will significantly increase the Patriot system's firepower, since 16 PAC-3s load-out on a Patriot launcher, compared with four of the legacy Patriot PAC-2 missiles. One hundred percent effective in Operation Iraqi Freedom, PAC-3 Missiles are now deployed with U.S. and allied forces.
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Twenty-six Aegis BMD-equipped warships - 22 in the U.S. Navy and four in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force - have the certified capability to engage ballistic missiles and perform long-range surveillance and tracking missions. Twelve additional ships have been identified for modification to perform ballistic missile defense in the next 36 months and the U.S. Navy is considering up to eight more (DDG 114 – 121) Aegis-equipped destroyers.
The High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System (HELLADS), is a Counter-RAM system under development that will use a powerful (150 kW) laser to shoot down missiles, rockets, and artillery shells. The initial system will be demonstrated from a static ground based installation, but in order to eventually be integrated on an aircraft, design requirements are maximum weight of 750 kg (1,650 lb) and maximum envelope of 2 cubic meters (70.6 cubic feet).
The more powerful version will produce a 150-kW beam capable of knocking down missiles with the weight and size requirements for fitting onto fighter aircraft or a Humvee. In mid 2008, Janes Defence Review quoted the US Military that the program is on schedule to meet this ground test. Phase 4 of the program, involving outdoor testing of a weapon-power laser against tactical targets, was planned for 2010.