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Imagine that someone has launched a nuclear missile at the United States. What are the options? One option is to kill it in space, either with something like an Aegis missile or the more advanced MKV: How the Multiple Kill Vehicle works
If that fails, then the next line of defense is a THAAD (Theater High Altitude Area Defense) missile, which you can see launching in this video:
For much more detail on THAAD see this video:
THAAD is also a kinetic weapon, whose job is simply to run into the threat at incredibly high speed and destroy it. You can learn more about it here:
- THAAD Theatre High-Altitude Area Defence Missile System
- THAAD missile hits test target
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