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Old 17th Jan 2014, 16:45
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awblain
 
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New missiles are designed to have flatter trajectories. I mean "low" as compared with thousands of km high. If it descends more steeply than 45 degrees while above 100,000-200,000 feet, then I don't think it would be much different from a normal reentry vehicle.
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