That kind of act could motivate some nations-most worrisome being rogue nations such as the bizarre-behaviour North Korea via their Great Leader-to find other means to compensate for their new great disadvantage. has thus far developed its shield technology in actual hardware would only serve to intercept ballistic missiles targeting nations that are U.S. Unfortunately, whatever small degree to which the U.S. ![]() Had the system been shy of competent, let alone a failure, there’s no reason to believe that the nuclear-armed nation of Israel was bluffing when it promised to retaliate against Iraq if the Patriots failed to deliver and Israeli casualties were incurred. Only one scud made it through the defence shield intact and another after being severely damaged, though both did not result in death, injury nor even notable damage. If I recall correctly, the Patriot missiles had been barely developed with no practical testing, thus they had to be field tested during actual warfare. ![]() One need only note the success of the Patriot batteries stationed around Israel during Desert Storm. ![]() In fact, over two decades ago the tech had impressively (at least to me) proved itself to be on solid ground, though I feel that it could’ve already been by now solidly established as a fully functional defense shield. Star Wars, the anti-missile defence shield, into which Canada currently seems to be placing some serious stock, is quite realistic and technologically sound. Unlike Ronald Reagan's 1980s Strategic defence initiative, a.k.a.
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