August 7, 2019
How the Navy Plans to Destroy Incoming Enemy Nuclear Missiles
The Pentagon plans a “first-of-its-kind†test of an unprecedented weapons capability to intercept and destroy an enemy Intercontinental Ballistic Missile "ICBM" -- from a Navy ship at sea using a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA.
by Kris Osborn
The Pentagon’s recently released 2020 budget calls for the addition of seven SM-3 Block IIA missiles, for a total of 54 missiles procured through 2020.
The Pentagon plans a “first-of-its-kind†test of an unprecedented weapons capability to intercept and destroy an enemy Intercontinental Ballistic Missile "ICBM" -- from a Navy ship at sea using a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-navy-plans-destroy-incoming-enemy-nuclear-missiles-71891
