Ballistic missiles don't fly around like the ones in Superman (1978)

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Alan G. Archer — 3/9/2007 11:46:03 AM (archived)

Skybolt was an air-launched ballistic missile. That means that it spends a portion of its flightpath in space, which can usually be detected by radar from a considerable distance.

The USAF eventually deployed the AGM-69 SRAM in 1972.

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Why are they spending millions to develop a hypersonic cruise missile??? - Lee - 3/9/2007 8:39:55 AM
- It's an ICBM, not a cruise missile. - SDF - 3/9/2007 3:22:16 PM
- Ballistic missiles don't fly around like the ones in Superman (1978) - Alan G. Archer - 3/9/2007 11:46:03 AM
  - Al Qaeda and the Taliban don't have radar. - Lee - 3/9/2007 5:06:40 PM
    - Al Qaeda and the Taliban don't have radar, but others do - Alan G. Archer - 3/9/2007 10:26:36 PM
      - Seems to me that it would be welcomed. - Lee - 3/10/2007 1:26:42 AM
        
        MGM-140A vs. Skybolt/IRBM/ICMB - Alan G. Archer - 3/10/2007 10:37:25 AM
        
        Repost with correct formating - Alan G. Archer - 3/10/2007 10:47:13 AM
        
        How about this. - Lee - 3/10/2007 12:46:57 PM
        
        Excellent! - Alan G. Archer - 3/10/2007 2:22:52 PM
        
        I don't think it would affect it. - Lee - 3/10/2007 8:50:11 PM
        
        High-flying AIMs vs. In-your-face AGMs - Alan G. Archer - 3/11/2007 12:19:43 AM
        
        How would he see it? - Lee - 3/11/2007 4:23:19 AM
        
        Just a bit of jest, Lee - Alan G. Archer - 3/11/2007 10:12:01 AM

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