Russell Chapman wrote:
>
> Patrick wrote:
>
> > Unless we are willing to take 50 missile hits, I think our
> > missile shield becomes irrelevant.
> >
> > Can China build 1,000 missiles? Does it have 1,000 missiles now? I don't
> > know. I'm pulling a number out of thin air, admittedly.
> >
>
> This is what many see as the problem with the shield - they don't need to build
> 1000 missiles unless the shield can take out the missiles during boost, and
> that's a long way off (only a laser can get to the missile fast enough)
Lasers have been mentioned several times during this discussion and I was
wondering; what effect would a reflective coating on a missile/warhead have on
a laser attack?
Doug
