Intercontinental nukes basically can’t be shot down. This is because both sides can launch hundreds of rockets, each carrying multiple very small warheads. It’s basically impossible to intercept.
Our missile defense systems are only really able to take down a few targets at best, and that unreliably. It’s REALLY hard to shoot down these kind of rockets.
But can you not also just scale up the defense systems in parallel with the ballistic missiles carrying warheads? If we can expend billions for the construction of thousands of intercontinental missiles, can we then not also build tens of thousands of interceptors, maybe a handful for each potential incoming nuke?
Intercontinental nukes basically can’t be shot down. This is because both sides can launch hundreds of rockets, each carrying multiple very small warheads. It’s basically impossible to intercept.
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It’s literally not, this is a known problem.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_independently_targetable_reentry_vehicle
Our missile defense systems are only really able to take down a few targets at best, and that unreliably. It’s REALLY hard to shoot down these kind of rockets.
But can you not also just scale up the defense systems in parallel with the ballistic missiles carrying warheads? If we can expend billions for the construction of thousands of intercontinental missiles, can we then not also build tens of thousands of interceptors, maybe a handful for each potential incoming nuke?
This isn’t a new idea, it’s been around sinde Reagan, and the consensus is that it’s just non-viable.