[Analysis] US experts question THAAD’s ability to intercept North Korean missiles
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>First, North Korean ballistic missiles could fly in irregular and unstable ways on the way to targets. Due to their design, these missiles could well tumble at high altitudes and spiral at lower altitudes, as was observed in the Gulf War of 1991, and almost certainly led to the complete failure of Patriot interceptors to destroy even a single SCUD warhead in combat. Patriot interceptor tests prior to the Gulf War were successful in 17 of 17 tests. In Gulf War combat, the Patriot was almost certainly 0 for 44, defined as destruction of SCUD warheads.
>Secondly, the US missile defense systems including THAAD are limited in their capability to discriminate between the real warheads and decoys. It is because the radars and infrared sensors could tell only the exterior properties of missiles in space such as shape and brightness.
>Thirdly, if the THAAD systems succeed to intercept the North Korean missiles, it must hit and destroy the front end of target-missiles exactly. However, it would be daunting challenge. The THAAD interceptor would have difficulty in homing on the part of warhead at the front of missile. For instance, in the test of SM-3 took place on July 30, 2009, the infrared sensor failed to determine where the warhead is, even two seconds prior to impact. 0557名無し三等兵2024/04/16(火) 18:03:57.98ID:cErVf934>>555 公館とは認めていない テロリストを攻撃したと言ってる 0558名無し三等兵2024/04/16(火) 18:05:25.69ID:cErVf934 イスラエルはイランの攻撃はしないだろむしろ矛先はレバノン、西岸、ガザに向かうだろう 0559名無し三等兵2024/04/16(火) 18:06:32.51ID:cErVf934 IDFガザ中部に侵攻開始 0560名無し三等兵2024/04/16(火) 18:08:39.29ID:cErVf934 IDFガザ中部に攻撃予告のビラを撒き始める 0561名無し三等兵2024/04/16(火) 18:10:24.04ID:cErVf934 IDFヨルダン川西岸のアラバ町とバラタキャンプを攻撃開始 0562名無し三等兵2024/04/16(火) 18:55:25.32ID:V+9lsCbf イランは準備万端
