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adampunkyesterday at 2:44 PM1 replyview on HN

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_bomber_will_always_get_thr...

That’s the steady state. Interceptors are expensive; missiles are (relatively) cheap. There’s no sine wave or cat and mouse game. If you’re trying to defend against a peer, missile defense loses.


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energy123yesterday at 2:48 PM

I'm talking about interception probability, not the relative cost. I get that interceptors will probably be more expensive indefinitely (unless we start putting lasers into orbit to get around atmosphere, or something unexpected like that).

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