The missiles of Kalingrad

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This Russian deployment to Kaliningrad is all about a unique feature of Iskander, which is that it is not a traditional ballistic missile. That is, it does not fire straight up, leave the atmosphere, then come back down, following a ballistic trajectory. Instead, Iskander stays in the atmosphere and follows a rather flat trajectory. It is capable of evasive maneuvers and deploying decoys. This makes it more difficult for anti-missile systems to take it down. Russia is buying a special version of the Iskanders for its own military. This version has a longer range (500 kilometers) and more countermeasures (to interception). Russia will not provide details. Russia has admitted that it could use Iskander to destroy the U.S. anti-missile systems in a pre-emptive attack. Just in case Russia wanted to start World War III for some reason or another. This Iskander deployment is mainly a publicity stunt, unless you want to seriously consider the possibility that the Russians are trying to start a nuclear war.

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But by putting it on the border they make their missile base vulnerable to a tactical attack by NATO forces. I think the missiles would also be vulnerable to the Navy's AEGIS anti missile system which fires a Gatling type gun automatically at missiles that are targeting the ship. It is a highly reliable system and it could be used in connection with a missile defense system.

Frank Gaffney discusses some of the more advanced features of the AEGIS system. The system was originally designed to protect ships from missiles like the Iskander that were aimed at ships from surface craft or from the shore. The system was later expanded to defend against ballistic missiles. I think the guys at Lockheed-Martin and Raytheon are up to the task of dealing with Iskander.