04-23-2010, 11:39 PM
I don't think this weapon deserves a thread of its own 
Prompt Global Strike
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/23/world/...trike.html
"A new class of weapon capable of reaching any corner of the earth... all without crossing the nuclear threshold."
The weapon would launch a projectile at hypersonic velocity, magnifying the destructive potential of its payload much like a railgun except for the fact that it requires an ICBM to start the launch sequence (Picture in New York Times link above).
This weapon would be a way to get around the "no first strike" principle of the Mutual Assured Destruction doctrine (as its warhead is assumed to be conventional), much like REX in MGS: Twin Snakes.
Prompt Global Strike
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/23/world/...trike.html
"A new class of weapon capable of reaching any corner of the earth... all without crossing the nuclear threshold."
-The New York Times
The weapon would launch a projectile at hypersonic velocity, magnifying the destructive potential of its payload much like a railgun except for the fact that it requires an ICBM to start the launch sequence (Picture in New York Times link above).
This weapon would be a way to get around the "no first strike" principle of the Mutual Assured Destruction doctrine (as its warhead is assumed to be conventional), much like REX in MGS: Twin Snakes.
