If their missiles can reach the Pacific coast then why does Rand want a dome over D.C.? Should tax paying Californians get the same protection?
If their missiles can reach the Pacific coast then why does Rand want a dome over D.C.? Should tax paying Californians get the same protection?
Originally Posted by Ben Swann
"Bathtub falls and police officers kill more Americans than terrorism, yet we've been asked to sacrifice our most sacred rights for fear of falling victim to it." ~Edward Snowden
INFO on the AN/TPY-2 tracking radars mentioned in the New York Times article. Look's like tax dollars are going to protect foreign countries/states FIRST : http://www.mda.mil/global/documents/pdf/an_tpy2.pdf
The United States also has SBX (Sea Based X Band radar). This is an AN/TPY-2 radar built on a floating platform that can be towed to wherever it is needed. The SBX would be brought in if the danger was thought to be temporary, but installing a land based AN/TPY-2 radar in Qatar indicates that the Iranian danger is thought to be long term. Besides, the SBX is currently watching North Korea.
Overview
High resolution, X-band, phased array radar
Acquires, tracks, discriminates, classifies, identifies, and estimates the trajectory parameters of all classes of threat missiles and missile components, and passes this information to other BMDS components or the THAAD weapon system.
Transportable by air, ship, truck, and rail.
Details
AN/TPY 2 radars, coupled with layered sensors, give the BMDS a continuous tracking and discrimination capability with more opportunities to engage the target, resulting in a greater probability for a successful intercept.
The radars pass target data to the BMDS and THAAD command and control systems.
The radars perform autonomously or as cued by other sensors.
Development
Four AN/TPY 2s operating in the forward based mode are currently deployed in support of U.S. allies.
Eight AN/TPY2s have been produced, with two additional radars currently in production.
The radar can support additional missions including space surveillance and data collection.
The current plan is for a total of 11 AN/TPY 2 radars.
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Seoul is only about 60 miles south of the border.
excellent questions
You go right ahead and take it. Get yourself a gun and a plane ticket. Leave me and mine OUT of it, thank you.
The proper concern of society is the preservation of individual freedom; the proper concern of the individual is the harmony of society.
"Who would be free, themselves must strike the blow." - Byron
"Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe." - Milton
Well when you put it that way...
If Ron Paul is insane, then who is sane?
Doing nothing with the knowledge of our ruin is like suicide.
We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.
- Edward R. Murrow
...I think we have moral obligations to disobey unjust laws, because non-cooperation with evil is as much as a moral obligation as cooperation with good. - MLK Jr.
If North Korea launches a missile at us, all we need to do is knock their missile out of the air. The last thing we should do is invade another country just because there's a chance they could attack us in the future.
...making it look like much of North Korea? Think of all the fake Nike athletic shoes, Starter jackets and expensive hand bags going up in smoke.Action needs to be taken against North Korea, problem is that Seoul is right near the border, and will be turned into a stone age village in the event of war.
Anyway, South Korea is well-armed plus has US bases from Camp Casey on down. Their pilots practice with ours.
So bigger questions are: can China keep their pet under control? do they want to? and
will Japan ever stop depending on all our bases and just decide to defend themselves? All in favor of the government of Japan re-arming itself and "taking care of business" say Bonzaiiiii. Oh, wait...that would scare the whole Pac Rim. After all, it's okay for Germany, but Japan signed a sacred treaty and MacArthur helped them write a constitution that keeps them in a perpetual state of dependence.
Sorry about the rant. It's so nice outside and I'm stuck in here getting ready for the 2nd semester.
I'm not too afraid of North Korea launching an attack on the US. It would make no logical sense for them to do that since they would be signing their own death certificate. I would think it's certainly within our capabilities to shoot down one or even a couple missiles that would have to travel 6,000+ miles to the US mainland. Just more sabre rattling so we'll give them more food aid, send Lebron over there and they'll probably shut up.
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