☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoTrump’s ‘Golden Dome’ plan has a major obstacle: Physicswww.sciencenews.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down11
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkTrump’s ‘Golden Dome’ plan has a major obstacle: Physicswww.sciencenews.org☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squarewuphysics87@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoThe article mentions counter measures and multiple warheads, but many nuclear warheads are cluster munitions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_munition?wprov=sfla1 The belief that it is remotely possible to several of these at once is just plain insane.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·1 month agoIndeed, the whole thing is fundamentally unworkable.
The article mentions counter measures and multiple warheads, but many nuclear warheads are cluster munitions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_munition?wprov=sfla1
The belief that it is remotely possible to several of these at once is just plain insane.
Indeed, the whole thing is fundamentally unworkable.