BEDMINSTER, N.J. - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a military intervention in Venezuela, a surprise escalation in Washington's response to Venezuela's political crisis.
"The people are suffering and they are dying. We have many options for Venezuela including a possible military option if necessary," Trump told reporters.
Peacedog wrote:Ian,
Good question.
The issue is layered defense. Between THAAD, Patriot-3 systems, all the equipment the Navy has in the water one of the systems will work against an isolated threat. And those are just the known systems. Throw in all the super secret stuff and it isn't an issue for the US and near peers.
Design[edit]
Estimated maximum operational range of the Hwasong-12 (KN-17) missile: 3700 km (inner circle), 6000 km (outer circle)
Based on photos of the launch on 14 May 2017, the Hwasong-12 appears to be a single stage design, using a single main engine along with four vernier engines. The arrangement appears similar to the "high-thrust" engine test conducted in March 2017.[8] Alternatively, it could be based on the engine used in the older Hwasong-10 with the addition of two more verniers.[5]
Initial estimates suggest the Hwasong-12 would have a maximum range of between 3,700 kilometres (2,300 mi)[5] and 6000 km (ICBM means a range of at least 5500 km).[6] In the April 2017 military parade the Hwasong-12 was displayed on the Hwasong-10 mobile launcher, and it may be intended to replace the similarly performing Hwasong-10 which has been shown unreliable during its test program.[9][10]
List of Hwasong-12 tests[edit]
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