This is a currently operational ground-based Russian ABM<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBto1aVOQwE> .
On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Harry Veeder <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think it was intercepted, but I am not convinced by the > argument that it was technically impossible. > > Harry > > On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 4:37 PM, Edmund Storms <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Please apply some common sense. The object was too small to detect and > was > > totally unexpected. Even if it was detected with enough time to launch a > > missile, why do this? > > > > Ed > > On Feb 17, 2013, at 2:25 PM, Harry Veeder wrote: > > > >> On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 3:16 PM, James Bowery <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> I believe he's referring to the appearance of a glowing object > >>> approaching > >>> from _behind_ the main mass that correlates in time and direction to > the > >>> ejection of fragments with its disappearance into the main mass. Yes, > >>> we're > >>> talking delta-velocities that are outside of plausible explanation by > >>> ballistic missiles or any other known propulsion technology. Ignoring > >>> the > >>> out-going fragments, the most plausible explanation I can come up with > >>> for > >>> this approach-from-behind object is modification of the source footage. > >>> An > >>> optical artifact doesn't cut it due to the time correlation with the > >>> expulsion of fragments unless someone can come up with a optical > artifact > >>> that would also explain those fragments. > >> > >> > >> > >> According to this wikipedia entry the russian's posses a missle that > >> could have conceivably intercepted the meteor. > >> > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT-2UTTKh_Topol-M > >> The first stage has three rocket motors developed by the Soyuz Federal > >> Center for Dual-Use Technologies. This gives the missile a much higher > >> acceleration than other ICBM types. It enables the missile to > >> accelerate to the speed of 7,320 m/s and to travel a flatter > >> trajectory to distances of up to 10,000 km > >> > >> harry > >> > > > >
