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		wiml on Feb 16, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Meteorite crash in Russia The US Nike-X Sprint had similar performance (Wikipedia says only 90 gravities, and there's some nonphysical-looking footage of test launches on youtube somewhere). Pretty crazy, and I gather that MIRVs made that whole category of ABM obsolete.

madaxe on Feb 16, 2013 [–]

Yup. Aforementioned satan missile can carry hundreds of warheads, and an equal number of decoys. Two of them, they said, could wipe out all US cities.

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