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Old 23rd Jul 2020, 05:40
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Bob Viking
 
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Your idea, whilst novel, assumes an attacking missile will come from the rear hemisphere.

If an aircraft is traveling at a decent speed the ‘balloon’ would need to be truly enormous to cover even the rear aspect.

Most missiles will plot a collision course with their targets and, hence, will not come from behind.

As an aside, can I be the first to offer up ‘MISDEMEANOUR’ as the unofficial name of the MSDM?

BV
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