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Offline rangerrebew

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Pentagon setting up six massive radar sites in north-west U.S. and Canada in case Russia fires new l
« on: October 27, 2023, 04:56:46 pm »
Pentagon setting up six massive radar sites in north-west U.S. and Canada in case Russia fires new low-flying HYPERSONIC cruise missiles over the NORTH POLE
The U.S. is boosting its radar systems in the wake of the Chinese spy balloon incident earlier this year
'Over-the horizon' radar will allow early detection of any threats coming in over the Arctic
By NICK ALLEN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 13:20 EDT, 24 October 2023 | UPDATED: 15:22 EDT, 24 October 2023

 
The Pentagon is setting up six new massive radar facilities in the northwestern US and Canada to detect hypersonic Russian low-flying cruise missiles that could be fired over the North Pole.

It comes as NORAD - the North American Aerospace Defense Command - seeks to plug detection gaps after radar failed to detect the arrival of a Chinese spy balloon that sailed across the U.S. earlier this year.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12667309/Hypersonic-nuclear-missiles-Russia-Putin-Pentagon-Arctic-north-pole-radar.html
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Re: Pentagon setting up six massive radar sites in north-west U.S. and Canada in case Russia fires n
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2023, 06:57:47 pm »
I recall, not so many years ago when radar sites were dismantled across the northern CONUS. Along with them, as a 'cost saving' measure doppler sites were closed down as well. (There is still a large, if sparsely populated, portion of Montana, Wyoming, South, and North Dakota that has no coverage.Next time there is a major storm set through the region, I'll grab a screenshot showing the limits. I haven't posted it, ever, though I have observed it multiple times, because it might represent a corridor of vulnerability.
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Re: Pentagon setting up six massive radar sites in north-west U.S. and Canada in case Russia fires n
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2023, 09:52:25 pm »
Another "Fishrrman stupid question"™ (I'm full of 'em):

Even if radar is able to detect these "hypersonic" missiles, aren't they moving so rapidly that there will be next-to-no-time to react and respond to them?

(Unless such detection and interception is governed by computers and artificial intelligence...)
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