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I think Sprint already got mentioned (if not, you should go look it up), but here's its more insane cousin HIBEX. Choice quote; quote:HIBEX was designed for low level intercept of entry vehicles below 3 km altitude within 2 seconds of launch. Hibex' neutron-generating warhead would disable the fissile core of the incoming enemey re-entry vehicle. It would also kill all living things within a 5 km radius of detonation.  Edit: Looks like Sprint actually hasn't shown up yet. Back in the 70s, the US actually had an operational ABM system for a brief period of time. It had two missiles; Spartan and Sprint. Spartan was an exoatmospheric interceptor (a very evolved Nike Hercules) that would have killed MIRVs hundreds of kilometers out with a 5 megaton warhead (the W71). However, it was realized that Spartan probably wouldn't have a 100% kill rate. That's where Sprint comes in. Sprint was design for terminal defense. Essentially intercepting Soviet nukes at point blank range. It had utterly ridiculous acceleration, somewhere in the neighborhood of 100g. The warhead was a W66, an enhanced radiation (neutron bomb) with a few kilotons yield. It would have killed enemy warheads by putting out a massive pulse of neutrons, which would have fast-fissioned the uranium in incoming warheads, thereby rendering them useless (probably would've hosed the electronics too). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msXtgTVMcuA LostCosmonaut has a new favorite as of 22:59 on Apr 16, 2015 |
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