---> The US defense against these system are based upon 2 primary systems ...
1) Ground-Base Midcourse Defense (GMD) System only has a < 60% success rate under testing conditions so far.
-----> Under real world conditions, expect alot worse %
-----> Closest bases that can be call upon to fire these are in Alaska & CA
2) Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System is only for short & intermediate range missiles
-----> Under test conditions, > 90% interception
-----> GUAM has only a single THAAD battery which have 6 launchers with each having 8 missiles per launcher.
-----> Plane launch THAAD missile can also be use
-----> Unkown effectiveness on ICBM!
---> And that's not counting any deployed countermeasures!
Last edited by corumstation; 08-10-2017 at 04:47.
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