The interceptors are part of an integrated system of ground, sea and space-based sensors, ground and sea-based radars and an advanced command and control, battle management and communication system designed to detect and track a hostile ballistic missile, then launch and guide an interceptor to destroy the target warhead before it can reach its intended target in any of our 50 states. -Rick Lehner

 

The interceptors are part of an integrated system of ground, sea and space-based sensors, ground and sea-based radars and an advanced command and control, battle management and communication system designed to detect and track a hostile ballistic missile, then launch and guide an interceptor to destroy the target warhead before it can reach its intended target in any of our 50 states.


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More will be deployed in 2006 and 2007. But for operational security reasons the Defense Department will no longer divulge how many interceptors are deployed, only that it is in excess of 10.

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More will be deployed in 2006 and 2007.

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The interceptors are part of an integrated system of ground, sea and space-based sensors, ground and sea-based radars and an advanced command and control, battle management and communication system designed to detect and track a hostile ballistic missile, then launch and guide an interceptor to destroy the target warhead before it can reach its intended target in any of our 50 states.

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It's difficult hitting something that is traveling at 15,000 miles per hour, especially when trying to avoid decoys and other interference. Many people think that we have always had the capability to shoot down a missile that was aimed at a city or town in the U.S., but it is only very recently that we have developed the technology.

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It could be available in the event of an emergency, but until all the training and procedures are completed, it's not ready for 24/7 alert status.

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