Look SURFACE to SURFACE is the problem here, not simply whether it is at sea or on land. These missiles fly under the radar and can be controlled WHILE IN FLIGHT.
I am sure BOTH Gorbachev and Reagan are rolling over in their graves right now at the deception by all parties to the treaty.
There is no defense from them. By bringing up Russia's tests beginning in 2008 under Bush (The man with the 3 page ABM document.) the USA is attempting to hide it's own military programs that place Americans at risk simply by having them on Earth.
I might add, the only way USA intermediate and short range missiles can reach Russia is if it launched from naval ships. There is no intermediate or short range missiles that can reach the Russia from within USA borders.
The distance of these missiles is approximately 300 to 3500 miles. The distance from California to Russia is roughly 5000 miles. This argument against Russia can easily be said about the USA as well.
February 4, 2014
By Zachary Keck
The U.S. Navy (click here) is looking into developing a submarine-launched hypersonic missile as part of its conventional prompt global strike (CPGS) program.
I am sure BOTH Gorbachev and Reagan are rolling over in their graves right now at the deception by all parties to the treaty.
There is no defense from them. By bringing up Russia's tests beginning in 2008 under Bush (The man with the 3 page ABM document.) the USA is attempting to hide it's own military programs that place Americans at risk simply by having them on Earth.
I might add, the only way USA intermediate and short range missiles can reach Russia is if it launched from naval ships. There is no intermediate or short range missiles that can reach the Russia from within USA borders.
The distance of these missiles is approximately 300 to 3500 miles. The distance from California to Russia is roughly 5000 miles. This argument against Russia can easily be said about the USA as well. February 4, 2014
By Zachary Keck
The U.S. Navy (click here) is looking into developing a submarine-launched hypersonic missile as part of its conventional prompt global strike (CPGS) program.
According to an Inside Defense article, the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs office is soliciting proposals for “two-year industry trade studies to flesh out technology options and architecture for an intermediate-range conventional prompt global strike weapon.”
The report said that the competition was part of the Defense Department’s “fiscal year 2014 plan to investigate a launcher, missile and glide body for a weapon with potential game-changing capabilities.” Top among these CPGS capabilities is to develop precision-guided ballistic missiles that can reach any point on the globe within an hour’s time.
Inside Defense went on to say that the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs office was interested in awarding one or two thirteen-month contracts, each of which would be worth $5 million and be eligible for a one year extension. The statement announcing the competition did caution that: “The industrial effort in this procurement is not intended to be a system-level development of a specific CPGS solution; instead, it is a technical trade study to evaluate technology options and compare the performance and technology cost considerations of these options.”...
