Originally Posted by
BossEyed
I 'd guess not.
Satellites: Vectors predictable days in advance.
ICBMs: Not so much. Launch will come as a surprise (partly the point)
Different problem.
Also, I'd think F-15s unlikely to be in range unless a 24/7/365 CAP (where?).
Finally, the ASAT programme was cancelled by the Reagan administration nearly 30 years ago.
How about the 'Airborne Laser' armed 747 ?, is that not a feasible option or is that still under development. Only the years we've seen it on TV together with the claims of what it could do seemed ideal, or is the flight duration too short to track/lock on and fire (not being pedantic just a ground crew individual who is not in the know )
So what would be affective against an I/b Korean idiots rocket, short of kicking his bottle over after he lit the touch paper ?
And finally, why did we let him get this far in the first place ?