RODS FROM GOD
A while back I was told two very intriguingly things regarding the Iranian nuclear production facilities.
The first one being that we (the USA) can find the unique magnetic signatures of such production even if underground.
The second, the USA can target and remove those underground sources very precisely without using nukes.
US AIR FORCE SPACE PLANE
Apparently this is it: we do have an operational two-stage space plane with weapon delivery capability! One weapon is a kinetic strike weapon known as "Rods from God" because they are essentially heavy hard poles accelerated to high speed and impacted against a target. The energy generated by such a weapon is sufficient to take out even hardened underground targets.
It's all in the article from Aviation Week linked in the title. Very cool stuff!
Don't let the term "shelved" fool you. It does actually exist and with a funding authorization can very quickly come back to life.
The first one being that we (the USA) can find the unique magnetic signatures of such production even if underground.
The second, the USA can target and remove those underground sources very precisely without using nukes.
US AIR FORCE SPACE PLANE
Apparently this is it: we do have an operational two-stage space plane with weapon delivery capability! One weapon is a kinetic strike weapon known as "Rods from God" because they are essentially heavy hard poles accelerated to high speed and impacted against a target. The energy generated by such a weapon is sufficient to take out even hardened underground targets.
It's all in the article from Aviation Week linked in the title. Very cool stuff!
Don't let the term "shelved" fool you. It does actually exist and with a funding authorization can very quickly come back to life.
posted by Possum at 10:18
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