Trump Trolls Kim Jong Un, Says His Nuke Button is Bigger

[westwall]

It's stupid. If you were capable of honesty, you'd say as much.

And yet within hours the north was calling the south to talk. Something they hadn't done in years.

 

[jillian]

Lets have a penis olympics Trump vs UN,,,A dick off republicans are good at that

No, better, I want Trump to tell Kim to meet him somewhere, they lock themselves in the room and fight it out mano y mano. Winner takes all. I say Trump kicks his whiny ass.

The only ass Trump kicks is his own... every single day. Funny you don't notice.

If that was true, he would be just like you.

Thankfully only someone who actually does that could would make it up.

trumptards are amusingly delusional.

 

[jillian]

It's stupid. If you were capable of honesty, you'd say as much.

And yet within hours the north was calling the south to talk. Something they hadn't done in years.

how do you know the north made the first move?

seems to me it's just as likely, if not moreso, that south korea realized that the US is being run by a lunatic and decided to protect itself from Donald.

 

[westwall]

It's stupid. If you were capable of honesty, you'd say as much.

And yet within hours the north was calling the south to talk. Something they hadn't done in years.

how do you know the north made the first move?

seems to me it's just as likely, if not moreso, that south korea realized that the US is being run by a lunatic and decided to protect itself from Donald.

The South says the North initiated contact. Why would they lie? The South leader is fairly leftist, he has no reason to help trump. So, odds are it happened like the South says it did. And if they are talking that is a good thing, and as i told you before, the short fat dude in the North is the threat, he's the one launching missiles over Japan, he's the one threatening to Nuke a city here in the USA. Not trump.

So, yet again, hitler is massing his troops along the Ruhr border....what are you going to do?

 

[Cellblock2429]

Yes, I can back it up. I was alive and cognizant when we were under threat from the USSR's Nuclear ICBMs. Back in the 60s-70s the Soviets had 100 times more missiles capable of hitting the US than NK does now. This is not our first nuclear rodeo.

You do realize that when NK launces a missile that that missile doesn't hit the US in an instant right? Not only can we detect every launch that they conduct, but we can detect almost immediately where that missile is headed. Id it is headed toward us, there is plenty of time for us to defend ourselves in any number of ways, including scrambling fighters to intercept and destroy them, or firing our own missiles to take them out. We have the satellites, they do not.

NK isn't a threat.

You don't intercept an ICBM using fighters. It's claiming an slug is capable of stopping a cheetah. The relative velocities are not comparable. The current intercept system is called GMD and it isn't completely out of its testing phase. Knowing this, trying to make the treat of an ICBM attack on the US as no big deal seriously premature. And Trump's constant trolling of Kim ( a word I would never thought I'd use describing the President of the United States), insane. He's playing Russian roulette with the lives of millions of his citizens.

Yes you do. Using fighters armed with missiles. Fact. It's been a strategy since the cold war. Your hatred of the President and your insufficient education has you saying shit you know nothing about.

There is no way in hell that a fighter jet can catch an ICBM, nor will the missile they fire from it.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-speed-of-an-intercontinental-ballistic-missile

The Federation of American Scientists states that the LGM 30 Minuteman III has a Speed of 15,000 mph at burnout

And, the speed of our fighter jets usually tops out at around Mach 1.5 or Mach 2, which is less than 1/10th the speed of an ICBM.

If you say we can shoot it down with a missile, what missile do you suggest? A Phoenix is one of the best missiles we have mounted on jets, and they only go around 3,000 mph, which is only 1/5th of the speed of an ICBM.

The US Navy -- Fact File: AIM-54 Phoenix Missile

General Characteristics
Primary Function: Long-range air-launched air intercept missile.
Contractor: Hughes Aircraft Co. and Raytheon Co.
Date Deployed: 1974.
Unit Cost: $477,131.
Propulsion: Solid propellant rocket motor built by Hercules.
Length: 13 feet (3.9 meters).
Diameter: 15 inches (38.1 cm).
Wingspan: 3 feet (.9 meters).
Weight: 1,024 pounds (460.8 kg).
Speed: In excess of 3,000 mph (4,800 kmph).
Range: In excess of 100 nautical miles (115 statute miles, 184 km).
Guidance System: Semi-active and active radar homing.
Warhead: Proximity fuse, high explosive. Warhead Weight: 135 pounds (60.75 kg).

Last Update: 10 March 2017


So............................what aircraft platform, and which missile do you think we can fire from said aircraft would be able to catch an ICBM?

The fighter doesn’t have to catch it. The missile it fires does. You don’t know anything about the military or our defense capabilities and quite frankly, you lack the ability to use logic. You want to panic for nothing, it’s your right to do so. Your self delusion has no effect on reality. But have fun with it.

Again, I posted a link where it shows that an ICBM travels at around 15,000 mph, while a Phoenix missile (posted stats for that as well), only travels around 3,000 mph. How is a Phoenix (or any other missile that is mounted on aircraft for that matter) going to catch an ICBM?

/----/ ICBM flying from West to East is intercepted by an aircraft heading from East to West or at an intersecting line of flight. The same way anti aircraft hits fast moving planes. You aim ahead of the plane so the plane hits the projectile rather than you trying to hit the plane. Not very complicated

 

[PredFan]

Yes, I can back it up. I was alive and cognizant when we were under threat from the USSR's Nuclear ICBMs. Back in the 60s-70s the Soviets had 100 times more missiles capable of hitting the US than NK does now. This is not our first nuclear rodeo.

You do realize that when NK launces a missile that that missile doesn't hit the US in an instant right? Not only can we detect every launch that they conduct, but we can detect almost immediately where that missile is headed. Id it is headed toward us, there is plenty of time for us to defend ourselves in any number of ways, including scrambling fighters to intercept and destroy them, or firing our own missiles to take them out. We have the satellites, they do not.

NK isn't a threat.

You don't intercept an ICBM using fighters. It's claiming an slug is capable of stopping a cheetah. The relative velocities are not comparable. The current intercept system is called GMD and it isn't completely out of its testing phase. Knowing this, trying to make the treat of an ICBM attack on the US as no big deal seriously premature. And Trump's constant trolling of Kim ( a word I would never thought I'd use describing the President of the United States), insane. He's playing Russian roulette with the lives of millions of his citizens.

Yes you do. Using fighters armed with missiles. Fact. It's been a strategy since the cold war. Your hatred of the President and your insufficient education has you saying shit you know nothing about.

There is no way in hell that a fighter jet can catch an ICBM, nor will the missile they fire from it.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-speed-of-an-intercontinental-ballistic-missile

The Federation of American Scientists states that the LGM 30 Minuteman III has a Speed of 15,000 mph at burnout

And, the speed of our fighter jets usually tops out at around Mach 1.5 or Mach 2, which is less than 1/10th the speed of an ICBM.

If you say we can shoot it down with a missile, what missile do you suggest? A Phoenix is one of the best missiles we have mounted on jets, and they only go around 3,000 mph, which is only 1/5th of the speed of an ICBM.

The US Navy -- Fact File: AIM-54 Phoenix Missile

General Characteristics
Primary Function: Long-range air-launched air intercept missile.
Contractor: Hughes Aircraft Co. and Raytheon Co.
Date Deployed: 1974.
Unit Cost: $477,131.
Propulsion: Solid propellant rocket motor built by Hercules.
Length: 13 feet (3.9 meters).
Diameter: 15 inches (38.1 cm).
Wingspan: 3 feet (.9 meters).
Weight: 1,024 pounds (460.8 kg).
Speed: In excess of 3,000 mph (4,800 kmph).
Range: In excess of 100 nautical miles (115 statute miles, 184 km).
Guidance System: Semi-active and active radar homing.
Warhead: Proximity fuse, high explosive. Warhead Weight: 135 pounds (60.75 kg).

Last Update: 10 March 2017


So............................what aircraft platform, and which missile do you think we can fire from said aircraft would be able to catch an ICBM?

The fighter doesn’t have to catch it. The missile it fires does. You don’t know anything about the military or our defense capabilities and quite frankly, you lack the ability to use logic. You want to panic for nothing, it’s your right to do so. Your self delusion has no effect on reality. But have fun with it.

I gave you all missiles in the US arsenal. What missiles fired by a jet has the capability of taking down an ICBM? You have the entire internet at your disposal.

Look up the definition of “intercept” they try thinking. Let me know when you have done that.

 

[PredFan]

You don't intercept an ICBM using fighters. It's claiming an slug is capable of stopping a cheetah. The relative velocities are not comparable. The current intercept system is called GMD and it isn't completely out of its testing phase. Knowing this, trying to make the treat of an ICBM attack on the US as no big deal seriously premature. And Trump's constant trolling of Kim ( a word I would never thought I'd use describing the President of the United States), insane. He's playing Russian roulette with the lives of millions of his citizens.

Yes you do. Using fighters armed with missiles. Fact. It's been a strategy since the cold war. Your hatred of the President and your insufficient education has you saying shit you know nothing about.

There is no way in hell that a fighter jet can catch an ICBM, nor will the missile they fire from it.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-speed-of-an-intercontinental-ballistic-missile

The Federation of American Scientists states that the LGM 30 Minuteman III has a Speed of 15,000 mph at burnout

And, the speed of our fighter jets usually tops out at around Mach 1.5 or Mach 2, which is less than 1/10th the speed of an ICBM.

If you say we can shoot it down with a missile, what missile do you suggest? A Phoenix is one of the best missiles we have mounted on jets, and they only go around 3,000 mph, which is only 1/5th of the speed of an ICBM.

The US Navy -- Fact File: AIM-54 Phoenix Missile

General Characteristics
Primary Function: Long-range air-launched air intercept missile.
Contractor: Hughes Aircraft Co. and Raytheon Co.
Date Deployed: 1974.
Unit Cost: $477,131.
Propulsion: Solid propellant rocket motor built by Hercules.
Length: 13 feet (3.9 meters).
Diameter: 15 inches (38.1 cm).
Wingspan: 3 feet (.9 meters).
Weight: 1,024 pounds (460.8 kg).
Speed: In excess of 3,000 mph (4,800 kmph).
Range: In excess of 100 nautical miles (115 statute miles, 184 km).
Guidance System: Semi-active and active radar homing.
Warhead: Proximity fuse, high explosive. Warhead Weight: 135 pounds (60.75 kg).

Last Update: 10 March 2017


So............................what aircraft platform, and which missile do you think we can fire from said aircraft would be able to catch an ICBM?

The fighter doesn’t have to catch it. The missile it fires does. You don’t know anything about the military or our defense capabilities and quite frankly, you lack the ability to use logic. You want to panic for nothing, it’s your right to do so. Your self delusion has no effect on reality. But have fun with it.

I gave you all missiles in the US arsenal. What missiles fired by a jet has the capability of taking down an ICBM? You have the entire internet at your disposal.

/----/ If fired to intercept the missile in flight from the proper altitude and angel almost anyone can do the job.

One of several problems he’s having is the definition of intercept. He thinks the missile has to chase the ICBM.

 

[ABikerSailor]

You don't intercept an ICBM using fighters. It's claiming an slug is capable of stopping a cheetah. The relative velocities are not comparable. The current intercept system is called GMD and it isn't completely out of its testing phase. Knowing this, trying to make the treat of an ICBM attack on the US as no big deal seriously premature. And Trump's constant trolling of Kim ( a word I would never thought I'd use describing the President of the United States), insane. He's playing Russian roulette with the lives of millions of his citizens.

Yes you do. Using fighters armed with missiles. Fact. It's been a strategy since the cold war. Your hatred of the President and your insufficient education has you saying shit you know nothing about.

There is no way in hell that a fighter jet can catch an ICBM, nor will the missile they fire from it.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-speed-of-an-intercontinental-ballistic-missile

The Federation of American Scientists states that the LGM 30 Minuteman III has a Speed of 15,000 mph at burnout

And, the speed of our fighter jets usually tops out at around Mach 1.5 or Mach 2, which is less than 1/10th the speed of an ICBM.

If you say we can shoot it down with a missile, what missile do you suggest? A Phoenix is one of the best missiles we have mounted on jets, and they only go around 3,000 mph, which is only 1/5th of the speed of an ICBM.

The US Navy -- Fact File: AIM-54 Phoenix Missile

General Characteristics
Primary Function: Long-range air-launched air intercept missile.
Contractor: Hughes Aircraft Co. and Raytheon Co.
Date Deployed: 1974.
Unit Cost: $477,131.
Propulsion: Solid propellant rocket motor built by Hercules.
Length: 13 feet (3.9 meters).
Diameter: 15 inches (38.1 cm).
Wingspan: 3 feet (.9 meters).
Weight: 1,024 pounds (460.8 kg).
Speed: In excess of 3,000 mph (4,800 kmph).
Range: In excess of 100 nautical miles (115 statute miles, 184 km).
Guidance System: Semi-active and active radar homing.
Warhead: Proximity fuse, high explosive. Warhead Weight: 135 pounds (60.75 kg).

Last Update: 10 March 2017


So............................what aircraft platform, and which missile do you think we can fire from said aircraft would be able to catch an ICBM?

The fighter doesn’t have to catch it. The missile it fires does. You don’t know anything about the military or our defense capabilities and quite frankly, you lack the ability to use logic. You want to panic for nothing, it’s your right to do so. Your self delusion has no effect on reality. But have fun with it.

Again, I posted a link where it shows that an ICBM travels at around 15,000 mph, while a Phoenix missile (posted stats for that as well), only travels around 3,000 mph. How is a Phoenix (or any other missile that is mounted on aircraft for that matter) going to catch an ICBM?

/----/ ICBM flying from West to East is intercepted by an aircraft heading from East to West or at an intersecting line of flight. The same way anti aircraft hits fast moving planes. You aim ahead of the plane so the plane hits the projectile rather than you trying to hit the plane. Not very complicated

Wrong. There are no pilots, nor are the targeting systems on fighter aircraft capable of hitting a target traveling at 15,000 mph. I worked in an FA-18 squadron, VFA-131 Wildcats from 1989 until 1993, and learned a great deal about that particular aircraft (was on special weapons loading team, PRP program), as well as learned a great deal about the F-14 Tomcat as well.

Again............I ask................what airframe and what missile do you think would be capable of doing that? There are none in our current military inventory that are capable of doing what you say.

 

[PredFan]

Yes, I can back it up. I was alive and cognizant when we were under threat from the USSR's Nuclear ICBMs. Back in the 60s-70s the Soviets had 100 times more missiles capable of hitting the US than NK does now. This is not our first nuclear rodeo.

You do realize that when NK launces a missile that that missile doesn't hit the US in an instant right? Not only can we detect every launch that they conduct, but we can detect almost immediately where that missile is headed. Id it is headed toward us, there is plenty of time for us to defend ourselves in any number of ways, including scrambling fighters to intercept and destroy them, or firing our own missiles to take them out. We have the satellites, they do not.

NK isn't a threat.

You don't intercept an ICBM using fighters. It's claiming an slug is capable of stopping a cheetah. The relative velocities are not comparable. The current intercept system is called GMD and it isn't completely out of its testing phase. Knowing this, trying to make the treat of an ICBM attack on the US as no big deal seriously premature. And Trump's constant trolling of Kim ( a word I would never thought I'd use describing the President of the United States), insane. He's playing Russian roulette with the lives of millions of his citizens.

Yes you do. Using fighters armed with missiles. Fact. It's been a strategy since the cold war. Your hatred of the President and your insufficient education has you saying shit you know nothing about.

There is no way in hell that a fighter jet can catch an ICBM, nor will the missile they fire from it.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-speed-of-an-intercontinental-ballistic-missile

The Federation of American Scientists states that the LGM 30 Minuteman III has a Speed of 15,000 mph at burnout

And, the speed of our fighter jets usually tops out at around Mach 1.5 or Mach 2, which is less than 1/10th the speed of an ICBM.

If you say we can shoot it down with a missile, what missile do you suggest? A Phoenix is one of the best missiles we have mounted on jets, and they only go around 3,000 mph, which is only 1/5th of the speed of an ICBM.

The US Navy -- Fact File: AIM-54 Phoenix Missile

General Characteristics
Primary Function: Long-range air-launched air intercept missile.
Contractor: Hughes Aircraft Co. and Raytheon Co.
Date Deployed: 1974.
Unit Cost: $477,131.
Propulsion: Solid propellant rocket motor built by Hercules.
Length: 13 feet (3.9 meters).
Diameter: 15 inches (38.1 cm).
Wingspan: 3 feet (.9 meters).
Weight: 1,024 pounds (460.8 kg).
Speed: In excess of 3,000 mph (4,800 kmph).
Range: In excess of 100 nautical miles (115 statute miles, 184 km).
Guidance System: Semi-active and active radar homing.
Warhead: Proximity fuse, high explosive. Warhead Weight: 135 pounds (60.75 kg).

Last Update: 10 March 2017


So............................what aircraft platform, and which missile do you think we can fire from said aircraft would be able to catch an ICBM?

The fighter doesn’t have to catch it. The missile it fires does. You don’t know anything about the military or our defense capabilities and quite frankly, you lack the ability to use logic. You want to panic for nothing, it’s your right to do so. Your self delusion has no effect on reality. But have fun with it.

Again, I posted a link where it shows that an ICBM travels at around 15,000 mph, while a Phoenix missile (posted stats for that as well), only travels around 3,000 mph. How is a Phoenix (or any other missile that is mounted on aircraft for that matter) going to catch an ICBM?

Look up the definition of “intercept” then try thinking. Get back to me when you’ve done that.

 

[PredFan]

You don't intercept an ICBM using fighters. It's claiming an slug is capable of stopping a cheetah. The relative velocities are not comparable. The current intercept system is called GMD and it isn't completely out of its testing phase. Knowing this, trying to make the treat of an ICBM attack on the US as no big deal seriously premature. And Trump's constant trolling of Kim ( a word I would never thought I'd use describing the President of the United States), insane. He's playing Russian roulette with the lives of millions of his citizens.

Yes you do. Using fighters armed with missiles. Fact. It's been a strategy since the cold war. Your hatred of the President and your insufficient education has you saying shit you know nothing about.

There is no way in hell that a fighter jet can catch an ICBM, nor will the missile they fire from it.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-speed-of-an-intercontinental-ballistic-missile

The Federation of American Scientists states that the LGM 30 Minuteman III has a Speed of 15,000 mph at burnout

And, the speed of our fighter jets usually tops out at around Mach 1.5 or Mach 2, which is less than 1/10th the speed of an ICBM.

If you say we can shoot it down with a missile, what missile do you suggest? A Phoenix is one of the best missiles we have mounted on jets, and they only go around 3,000 mph, which is only 1/5th of the speed of an ICBM.

The US Navy -- Fact File: AIM-54 Phoenix Missile

General Characteristics
Primary Function: Long-range air-launched air intercept missile.
Contractor: Hughes Aircraft Co. and Raytheon Co.
Date Deployed: 1974.
Unit Cost: $477,131.
Propulsion: Solid propellant rocket motor built by Hercules.
Length: 13 feet (3.9 meters).
Diameter: 15 inches (38.1 cm).
Wingspan: 3 feet (.9 meters).
Weight: 1,024 pounds (460.8 kg).
Speed: In excess of 3,000 mph (4,800 kmph).
Range: In excess of 100 nautical miles (115 statute miles, 184 km).
Guidance System: Semi-active and active radar homing.
Warhead: Proximity fuse, high explosive. Warhead Weight: 135 pounds (60.75 kg).

Last Update: 10 March 2017


So............................what aircraft platform, and which missile do you think we can fire from said aircraft would be able to catch an ICBM?

The fighter doesn’t have to catch it. The missile it fires does. You don’t know anything about the military or our defense capabilities and quite frankly, you lack the ability to use logic. You want to panic for nothing, it’s your right to do so. Your self delusion has no effect on reality. But have fun with it.

Again, I posted a link where it shows that an ICBM travels at around 15,000 mph, while a Phoenix missile (posted stats for that as well), only travels around 3,000 mph. How is a Phoenix (or any other missile that is mounted on aircraft for that matter) going to catch an ICBM?

/----/ ICBM flying from West to East is intercepted by an aircraft heading from East to West or at an intersecting line of flight. The same way anti aircraft hits fast moving planes. You aim ahead of the plane so the plane hits the projectile rather than you trying to hit the plane. Not very complicated

You gave it away. I was trying to see if they could piece it together.

It’s the same way I could hit a bird with a rock although I can’t throw a rock as fast as a bird can fly.

Apparently there are a lot of people who just HAVE to panic about NK.

 

[ABikerSailor]

You don't intercept an ICBM using fighters. It's claiming an slug is capable of stopping a cheetah. The relative velocities are not comparable. The current intercept system is called GMD and it isn't completely out of its testing phase. Knowing this, trying to make the treat of an ICBM attack on the US as no big deal seriously premature. And Trump's constant trolling of Kim ( a word I would never thought I'd use describing the President of the United States), insane. He's playing Russian roulette with the lives of millions of his citizens.

Yes you do. Using fighters armed with missiles. Fact. It's been a strategy since the cold war. Your hatred of the President and your insufficient education has you saying shit you know nothing about.

There is no way in hell that a fighter jet can catch an ICBM, nor will the missile they fire from it.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-speed-of-an-intercontinental-ballistic-missile

The Federation of American Scientists states that the LGM 30 Minuteman III has a Speed of 15,000 mph at burnout

And, the speed of our fighter jets usually tops out at around Mach 1.5 or Mach 2, which is less than 1/10th the speed of an ICBM.

If you say we can shoot it down with a missile, what missile do you suggest? A Phoenix is one of the best missiles we have mounted on jets, and they only go around 3,000 mph, which is only 1/5th of the speed of an ICBM.

The US Navy -- Fact File: AIM-54 Phoenix Missile

General Characteristics
Primary Function: Long-range air-launched air intercept missile.
Contractor: Hughes Aircraft Co. and Raytheon Co.
Date Deployed: 1974.
Unit Cost: $477,131.
Propulsion: Solid propellant rocket motor built by Hercules.
Length: 13 feet (3.9 meters).
Diameter: 15 inches (38.1 cm).
Wingspan: 3 feet (.9 meters).
Weight: 1,024 pounds (460.8 kg).
Speed: In excess of 3,000 mph (4,800 kmph).
Range: In excess of 100 nautical miles (115 statute miles, 184 km).
Guidance System: Semi-active and active radar homing.
Warhead: Proximity fuse, high explosive. Warhead Weight: 135 pounds (60.75 kg).

Last Update: 10 March 2017


So............................what aircraft platform, and which missile do you think we can fire from said aircraft would be able to catch an ICBM?

The fighter doesn’t have to catch it. The missile it fires does. You don’t know anything about the military or our defense capabilities and quite frankly, you lack the ability to use logic. You want to panic for nothing, it’s your right to do so. Your self delusion has no effect on reality. But have fun with it.

Again, I posted a link where it shows that an ICBM travels at around 15,000 mph, while a Phoenix missile (posted stats for that as well), only travels around 3,000 mph. How is a Phoenix (or any other missile that is mounted on aircraft for that matter) going to catch an ICBM?

Look up the definition of “intercept” then try thinking. Get back to me when you’ve done that.

Like I said, I spent 4 years with a Naval aviation squadron and learned a lot about the capabilities of our fighter jets. We don't have anything that is capable of intercepting an ICBM that isn't shore based or on a ship. There are no aircraft that are capable of doing what you say. But, keep being ignorant, it seems to suit you.

 

[PredFan]

Yes you do. Using fighters armed with missiles. Fact. It's been a strategy since the cold war. Your hatred of the President and your insufficient education has you saying shit you know nothing about.

There is no way in hell that a fighter jet can catch an ICBM, nor will the missile they fire from it.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-speed-of-an-intercontinental-ballistic-missile

The Federation of American Scientists states that the LGM 30 Minuteman III has a Speed of 15,000 mph at burnout

And, the speed of our fighter jets usually tops out at around Mach 1.5 or Mach 2, which is less than 1/10th the speed of an ICBM.

If you say we can shoot it down with a missile, what missile do you suggest? A Phoenix is one of the best missiles we have mounted on jets, and they only go around 3,000 mph, which is only 1/5th of the speed of an ICBM.

The US Navy -- Fact File: AIM-54 Phoenix Missile

General Characteristics
Primary Function: Long-range air-launched air intercept missile.
Contractor: Hughes Aircraft Co. and Raytheon Co.
Date Deployed: 1974.
Unit Cost: $477,131.
Propulsion: Solid propellant rocket motor built by Hercules.
Length: 13 feet (3.9 meters).
Diameter: 15 inches (38.1 cm).
Wingspan: 3 feet (.9 meters).
Weight: 1,024 pounds (460.8 kg).
Speed: In excess of 3,000 mph (4,800 kmph).
Range: In excess of 100 nautical miles (115 statute miles, 184 km).
Guidance System: Semi-active and active radar homing.
Warhead: Proximity fuse, high explosive. Warhead Weight: 135 pounds (60.75 kg).

Last Update: 10 March 2017


So............................what aircraft platform, and which missile do you think we can fire from said aircraft would be able to catch an ICBM?

The fighter doesn’t have to catch it. The missile it fires does. You don’t know anything about the military or our defense capabilities and quite frankly, you lack the ability to use logic. You want to panic for nothing, it’s your right to do so. Your self delusion has no effect on reality. But have fun with it.

Again, I posted a link where it shows that an ICBM travels at around 15,000 mph, while a Phoenix missile (posted stats for that as well), only travels around 3,000 mph. How is a Phoenix (or any other missile that is mounted on aircraft for that matter) going to catch an ICBM?

/----/ ICBM flying from West to East is intercepted by an aircraft heading from East to West or at an intersecting line of flight. The same way anti aircraft hits fast moving planes. You aim ahead of the plane so the plane hits the projectile rather than you trying to hit the plane. Not very complicated

Wrong. There are no pilots, nor are the targeting systems on fighter aircraft capable of hitting a target traveling at 15,000 mph. I worked in an FA-18 squadron, VFA-131 Wildcats from 1989 until 1993, and learned a great deal about that particular aircraft (was on special weapons loading team, PRP program), as well as learned a great deal about the F-14 Tomcat as well.

Again............I ask................what airframe and what missile do you think would be capable of doing that? There are none in our current military inventory that are capable of doing what you say.

GPS guidance and satellite guidance can direct a fighter jet mounted missile directly to an incoming ICBM no matter how fast it’s going. He’s correct, you don’t know much of anything.

 

[PredFan]

Yes you do. Using fighters armed with missiles. Fact. It's been a strategy since the cold war. Your hatred of the President and your insufficient education has you saying shit you know nothing about.

There is no way in hell that a fighter jet can catch an ICBM, nor will the missile they fire from it.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-speed-of-an-intercontinental-ballistic-missile

The Federation of American Scientists states that the LGM 30 Minuteman III has a Speed of 15,000 mph at burnout

And, the speed of our fighter jets usually tops out at around Mach 1.5 or Mach 2, which is less than 1/10th the speed of an ICBM.

If you say we can shoot it down with a missile, what missile do you suggest? A Phoenix is one of the best missiles we have mounted on jets, and they only go around 3,000 mph, which is only 1/5th of the speed of an ICBM.

The US Navy -- Fact File: AIM-54 Phoenix Missile

General Characteristics
Primary Function: Long-range air-launched air intercept missile.
Contractor: Hughes Aircraft Co. and Raytheon Co.
Date Deployed: 1974.
Unit Cost: $477,131.
Propulsion: Solid propellant rocket motor built by Hercules.
Length: 13 feet (3.9 meters).
Diameter: 15 inches (38.1 cm).
Wingspan: 3 feet (.9 meters).
Weight: 1,024 pounds (460.8 kg).
Speed: In excess of 3,000 mph (4,800 kmph).
Range: In excess of 100 nautical miles (115 statute miles, 184 km).
Guidance System: Semi-active and active radar homing.
Warhead: Proximity fuse, high explosive. Warhead Weight: 135 pounds (60.75 kg).

Last Update: 10 March 2017


So............................what aircraft platform, and which missile do you think we can fire from said aircraft would be able to catch an ICBM?

The fighter doesn’t have to catch it. The missile it fires does. You don’t know anything about the military or our defense capabilities and quite frankly, you lack the ability to use logic. You want to panic for nothing, it’s your right to do so. Your self delusion has no effect on reality. But have fun with it.

Again, I posted a link where it shows that an ICBM travels at around 15,000 mph, while a Phoenix missile (posted stats for that as well), only travels around 3,000 mph. How is a Phoenix (or any other missile that is mounted on aircraft for that matter) going to catch an ICBM?

Look up the definition of “intercept” then try thinking. Get back to me when you’ve done that.

Like I said, I spent 4 years with a Naval aviation squadron and learned a lot about the capabilities of our fighter jets. We don't have anything that is capable of intercepting an ICBM that isn't shore based or on a ship. There are no aircraft that are capable of doing what you say. But, keep being ignorant, it seems to suit you.

I spent 4 years in a carrier task force and know three ex navy pilots. On top of that I can think logically. You want to continue to panic and rant about BK and their nukes, well, I can’t fix stupid.

Your ignorance doesn’t change reality.

 

[ABikerSailor]

There is no way in hell that a fighter jet can catch an ICBM, nor will the missile they fire from it.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-speed-of-an-intercontinental-ballistic-missile

The Federation of American Scientists states that the LGM 30 Minuteman III has a Speed of 15,000 mph at burnout

And, the speed of our fighter jets usually tops out at around Mach 1.5 or Mach 2, which is less than 1/10th the speed of an ICBM.

If you say we can shoot it down with a missile, what missile do you suggest? A Phoenix is one of the best missiles we have mounted on jets, and they only go around 3,000 mph, which is only 1/5th of the speed of an ICBM.

The US Navy -- Fact File: AIM-54 Phoenix Missile

General Characteristics
Primary Function: Long-range air-launched air intercept missile.
Contractor: Hughes Aircraft Co. and Raytheon Co.
Date Deployed: 1974.
Unit Cost: $477,131.
Propulsion: Solid propellant rocket motor built by Hercules.
Length: 13 feet (3.9 meters).
Diameter: 15 inches (38.1 cm).
Wingspan: 3 feet (.9 meters).
Weight: 1,024 pounds (460.8 kg).
Speed: In excess of 3,000 mph (4,800 kmph).
Range: In excess of 100 nautical miles (115 statute miles, 184 km).
Guidance System: Semi-active and active radar homing.
Warhead: Proximity fuse, high explosive. Warhead Weight: 135 pounds (60.75 kg).

Last Update: 10 March 2017


So............................what aircraft platform, and which missile do you think we can fire from said aircraft would be able to catch an ICBM?

The fighter doesn’t have to catch it. The missile it fires does. You don’t know anything about the military or our defense capabilities and quite frankly, you lack the ability to use logic. You want to panic for nothing, it’s your right to do so. Your self delusion has no effect on reality. But have fun with it.

Again, I posted a link where it shows that an ICBM travels at around 15,000 mph, while a Phoenix missile (posted stats for that as well), only travels around 3,000 mph. How is a Phoenix (or any other missile that is mounted on aircraft for that matter) going to catch an ICBM?

Look up the definition of “intercept” then try thinking. Get back to me when you’ve done that.

Like I said, I spent 4 years with a Naval aviation squadron and learned a lot about the capabilities of our fighter jets. We don't have anything that is capable of intercepting an ICBM that isn't shore based or on a ship. There are no aircraft that are capable of doing what you say. But, keep being ignorant, it seems to suit you.

I spent 4 years in a carrier task force and know three ex navy pilots. On top of that I can think logically. You want to continue to panic and rant about BK and their nukes, well, I can’t fix stupid.

Your ignorance doesn’t change reality.

You spent 4 years in a carrier task force and know three ex navy pilots? Goody for you, you shouldn't have much of a problem telling me what aircraft and what missile payload would have a chance of doing what you said. Me? I knew over 20 pilots during the 4 years I was stationed with VFA-131, and all of them to a man would tell you that it's not possible.

 

[PredFan]

The fighter doesn’t have to catch it. The missile it fires does. You don’t know anything about the military or our defense capabilities and quite frankly, you lack the ability to use logic. You want to panic for nothing, it’s your right to do so. Your self delusion has no effect on reality. But have fun with it.

Again, I posted a link where it shows that an ICBM travels at around 15,000 mph, while a Phoenix missile (posted stats for that as well), only travels around 3,000 mph. How is a Phoenix (or any other missile that is mounted on aircraft for that matter) going to catch an ICBM?

Look up the definition of “intercept” then try thinking. Get back to me when you’ve done that.

Like I said, I spent 4 years with a Naval aviation squadron and learned a lot about the capabilities of our fighter jets. We don't have anything that is capable of intercepting an ICBM that isn't shore based or on a ship. There are no aircraft that are capable of doing what you say. But, keep being ignorant, it seems to suit you.

I spent 4 years in a carrier task force and know three ex navy pilots. On top of that I can think logically. You want to continue to panic and rant about BK and their nukes, well, I can’t fix stupid.

Your ignorance doesn’t change reality.

You spent 4 years in a carrier task force and know three ex navy pilots? Goody for you, you shouldn't have much of a problem telling me what aircraft and what missile payload would have a chance of doing what you said. Me? I knew over 20 pilots during the 4 years I was stationed with VFA-131, and all of them to a man would tell you that it's not possible.

It’s not necessary for me to know any of that. I know that fighters carry missiles. I know that those missiles can be guided by either gps satellite or by the pilot or both. I know that we have the technology to track an ICBM and to guide a missile right to it. Payload is irrelevant as ICBMs aren’t armored. One single missile with a moderate payload could at the very least disable it to the point where it falls harmlessly into the ocean.

 

[PredFan]

Even if it was true that a fighter jet couldn’t take out an ICBM (it’s not), we still have guided missile cruisers, and other surface to air guided missiles capable of intercepting any and all incoming ICBMs from the fat kid and NK. They are in the 1960s and we are in 2018. They are not a threat to us.

 

[ABikerSailor]

You know, I decided to poke around on the 'net to see if it was possible for an aircraft to be able to take out an ICBM. Turns out, they have done TESTING and THINK they can do it, but only if they take it out in the first 300 seconds, because after that, it becomes an impossible target.

And...................it can ONLY be done by the F-35. But, up until 2014, it was impossible. Good to know that they have done quite a bit of advancement since I was in. But the bullshit you were spewing was wrong. They didn't have that capability until very recently.

The F-35 could intercept a North Korean missile launch — but it could bring an all-out war

The US Air Force has for decades had air-to-air missiles that lock on to hot, flying targets, and an ICBM in its first stage is essentially that.


In 2007, Lockheed Martin got $3 million to look into an air-to-air hit-to-kill missile system. In 2014, a test seemed to prove the concept.


But the F-35 program, usually not one to shy away from boasting about its achievements, has been hushed about the prospect of using it to defeat one of the gravest threats to the US.


"I can tell you that the F-35 is a multi-mission fighter," Cmdr. Patrick Evans of the Office of the Secretary of Defense told Business Insider when asked about the program. "It would be inappropriate to speculate on future capabilities or missions of the weapon system."


Rep. Duncan Hunter, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, was more open to speculating about why the Pentagon hadn't gone through with missile-intercepting planes.


"Very simple — what we're trying to do is shoot [air-to-air missiles] off F-35s in the first 300 seconds it takes for the missile to go up in the air," Hunter said during a November meeting on Capitol Hill with the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance, according to Inside Defense.

 

[basquebromance]

By the way President Trump, great job with North Korea.

They will begin talks with South Korea next week.

This wouldn't be happening without the pressure you put on that short, fat dictator.

Well done sir.

 

[PredFan]

You know, I decided to poke around on the 'net to see if it was possible for an aircraft to be able to take out an ICBM. Turns out, they have done TESTING and THINK they can do it, but only if they take it out in the first 300 seconds, because after that, it becomes an impossible target.

And...................it can ONLY be done by the F-35. But, up until 2014, it was impossible. Good to know that they have done quite a bit of advancement since I was in. But the bullshit you were spewing was wrong. They didn't have that capability until very recently.

The F-35 could intercept a North Korean missile launch — but it could bring an all-out war

The US Air Force has for decades had air-to-air missiles that lock on to hot, flying targets, and an ICBM in its first stage is essentially that.


In 2007, Lockheed Martin got $3 million to look into an air-to-air hit-to-kill missile system. In 2014, a test seemed to prove the concept.


But the F-35 program, usually not one to shy away from boasting about its achievements, has been hushed about the prospect of using it to defeat one of the gravest threats to the US.


"I can tell you that the F-35 is a multi-mission fighter," Cmdr. Patrick Evans of the Office of the Secretary of Defense told Business Insider when asked about the program. "It would be inappropriate to speculate on future capabilities or missions of the weapon system."


Rep. Duncan Hunter, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, was more open to speculating about why the Pentagon hadn't gone through with missile-intercepting planes.


"Very simple — what we're trying to do is shoot [air-to-air missiles] off F-35s in the first 300 seconds it takes for the missile to go up in the air," Hunter said during a November meeting on Capitol Hill with the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance, according to Inside Defense.

If you are hearing about it now, it’s already ancient history. We already have better. But you are determined to worry about it. I can only post the information, I cannot make you learn. Have fun.

 

[basquebromance]

when i saw the tweet, i laughed out loud, then i went on about my day, with zero concern that the world is gonna be blown up.

that's the sane response.