jbfirstdown22 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

dude where ever you are getting these videos, keep posting them.

MegahyperDaniel (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Ok and what the Medium Missile called and what is the warhead?

baiy1983 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I think it's to keep the direction of the warhead, just like the bullets.

MegahyperDaniel (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Is there a reason for the Short range and Medium range missiles warheads spinning on decent to earth? and what is the medium missile called?

samarasinghenalin (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

NICE

MegahyperDaniel (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Oh yes I saw ABL on TV once, impreesive stuff isnt it?

XzenXzaneXzix (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

the warhead of the GBI, KEI and SM-3 all use kenetic energy warheads meaning that all damage is done with kenetic energy alone, much like bullets, high energy anti-tank sabot rounds, arrows, cannonballs, etc. The warheads of those particular weapons do not use explosives to achieve their destructive power.

XzenXzaneXzix (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

GBI stands for Ground-Based Interceptor and they are currently deployed at Fort Greely, Alaska. The Kenetic energy warheads have thrusters for directional control as surface controls are useless in the vacuum of space i.e. fins, wings, rudders, ailerons, elevators. Each thruster makes minute compensations to ensure the kenetic energy warhead intercepts its target at the right moment in time and space.

zeroyon04 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

"Global Ballistic Missile Defense Planning 2017"? try 2010. To all the nay-sayers in the comments, EVERYTHING in that video is already operational except for the ABL, which is currently undergoing testing.

moca1990 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

madness, thank you very much :)