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2008-01-26 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by 3dc 2008-01-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Didn't realize the Koreans had Aegis equipped ships.... US, Japan.... ROK, anyone else?

Posted by Thomas Woof 2008-01-26 02:33|| http://www.cybernations.net]">[http://www.cybernations.net] 2008-01-26 02:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Aegis is also used by Spain, Norway, and Australia.

Kinda funny how two of the major users are right up there next to North Korea.

Posted by Mike 2008-01-26 07:47|| 2008-01-26 07:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Minor nit.

The SM-6 is a shorter range missile than the SM-3. IIRC the SM-6 is an AMRAM seeker on top of an SM-2 and used for ABM/ACM as well as AA.

Posted by Tholuper Scourge of the Nebraskans5421 2008-01-26 08:01|| 2008-01-26 08:01|| Front Page Top

#4 Also note that the only two groups in the world who, when offered anti-missile defenses for their nations, refuse. The left in both the US and Canada, and Europe.

This, just by itself, shows how dangerously ignorant and arrogant they are.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-01-26 08:51|| 2008-01-26 08:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Aegis users: Spain
Baby Aegis: Norway.
Australia has ships on order from Spain.

The SM-6 uses the SM-2 block IVA missile body, so a range of 200 NM or better is nothing to sniff at.

Posted by ed 2008-01-26 10:41|| 2008-01-26 10:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Hit enter too soon. Not sure why SKor doesn't go for the land based BMD. The NKor missile threat doesn't fly over water.

Posted by ed 2008-01-26 10:43|| 2008-01-26 10:43|| Front Page Top

#7 Plausible deniability? "It's not an ABM system, it's a standard NATO-compliant ship-defense system." One way around problem legislators & riot-prone Nork puppets.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2008-01-26 12:10|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2008-01-26 12:10|| Front Page Top

#8 Not sure why SKor doesn't go for the land based BMD. The NKor missile threat doesn't fly over water.

There are other threats to South Korea besides North Korea.

Posted by Pappy 2008-01-26 12:27|| 2008-01-26 12:27|| Front Page Top

#9 what or who?besides maybe china

Posted by sinse 2008-01-26 16:58|| 2008-01-26 16:58|| Front Page Top

#10 The Dolphins sinse, they've gone bad.

Posted by Thomas Woof 2008-01-26 19:31|| http://www.cybernations.net]">[http://www.cybernations.net] 2008-01-26 19:31|| Front Page Top

#11 Yeah, ever since Dan Marino left...

Posted by SteveS 2008-01-26 23:12|| 2008-01-26 23:12|| Front Page Top

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