US Events 'Golden Dome' - a Rational Discussion Beween Experts

[4DQSAR]

I wish to make it clear that no politics is entered into. It's purely a discussion of the technical problems and a realistic costing.

I DID find it very entertaining - they joke about it as they do will all proliferation issues. After all, what else can you do?

 

[Foreigner]

This video is over 35 mins long. Could you please provide a synopsis and share your opinion on it?

 

[4DQSAR]

In essence, the advantage is still hugely in favour of any agressor by any metric you care to choose.

So nothing changes.

We all die, regardless.

 

[4DQSAR]

As they point out, it would cost $1 to increase costs to any defence shield by $20 and don't forget, those LEO satellites have to be replaced every four years or so - so it's not a one-off cost. It's going to cost that much EVERY year.

Previous US ABMs were OK for point defence but even those were quickly phased out when it was recognized how simple it was to defeat them.

Advantage lies with attacker. So any ABM system gives Russia and China reasonable grounds to place nuclear weapons in orbit (not FOBs, satellites).