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Cruality
08-26-2008, 12:18 AM
There's no way to defend against this new yet real Russian threat, the "sizzler." A super sonic russian-built missile that has also recently been deployed by China and may be purchased by Iran in the near future. You may be thinking to yourself, "this cannot be real."

Well it's indeed real and it poses a threat to all us air craft carriers and perhaps all U.S. ships. Our multi-billion dollar fortresses are not only vulnerable, but like sitting ducks to this new missile. The threat is so real that the Defense Departments weapons-testing office's director, Charles McQueary is warning that he will stall the production of other multibillion-dollar ship and missile programs. I believe he's got the right idea, what's the purpose of building huge multimillion dollar ships if they're just going to be shot down so easily?

This missile is a low flying missile that upon approach has the ability to perform very high defense maneuvers, there's no escape. But there may be a solution, and to do this the navy must be able to replicate the missile and develop a suitable counter-missile, perhaps another sizzler. Much more information at

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=akO7Y_ORw538&refer=home

http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/04/04/clubns3m54eoverviewes.jpg
http://www.sinodefence.com/navy/navalmissile/images/3m54_01large.jpg

more missile specific information:

http://www.sinodefence.com/navy/navalmissile/3m54.asp