US Patriot antimissile interceptors reportedly missed five times against Yemeni Scud fired at Riyadh
SAUDI Arabia just fired five US interceptors at an incoming missile. They all missed. This has crucial implications for Donald Trump and any fight with North Korea.
Jamie Seidel
News Corp Australia Network
DECEMBER 5, 2017
Trump may have been pumped after a barrage of US interceptors was fired at an incoming missile over Saudi Arabia last month.
But it now appears they all missed.
It’s an outcome bound to produce fallout amid increased tensions over North Korea’s intercontinental missile program.
The United States — and in particular President Donald Trump — have been talking up its $US40 billion ($A52.4 billion) antimissile capability in recent months.
The boasts are big: President Trump insists existing interceptors “can knock out a missile in the air 97 per cent of the time.”
But reality often doesn’t match the manufacturer’s marketing...
...despite $US100 billion ($A130 billion) in antimissile testing and development in recent decades, the suite of operational interceptors currently in service and under development may not be up to the job.
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