could just deny us a government

no such thing; the ICBM won't be SEEN until it is moving faster than the speed of sound

I want to own a private halo ring that I can use to defend my property.

which would be fun

Yes, within like 10 miles or some shit.

@ManAnimal and railguns move 7x the speed of sound

at that point a SAM might be a better chance at shooting it down

doesn't matter, they can't close the gap fast enough

honestly we dont need to stop the nuke guys

the ICBM will already be in orbit

we just nuke whoever nuked us

its really that simple

the missle won't matter anymore

only the warheads

and if we cant tell? we nuke everybody 🙂

A nuke doesnt detonate when shot down

exactly, a SAM can be guided

Chlorinated Chicken!

Railguns can have guidance

But not all do

you can fire it off the moment you detect a heat signature and the steer it

The difference between an ICBM and a regular LEO instertion rocket is ICBM are much more ruggedly built and aren't carrying fuel to achieve orbit, they peak at like 23km/s

but you need to acquire, calc trajectory THEN fire with a railgun

nobody wuld be stupid enough to nuke the US in the first place, cuz they know we'd rain down hellfire upon them unlike anything the world has ever seen @ManAnimal

and that's *published data*

Calculating trajectory happens in seconds

actual speeds are probably hilariously higher

and remmeber, most rail guns only have a 120 degree range of fire

It doesn't matter, you just can't intercept them

Most ICBMS are coming from one area

BOOMERS

They sure as hell dont hit from mainland

LOL

Nuclear Trident Submarines

Try again

Ah

Ur right

But again

Literally not how Russia (and presumably china) deploy nukes

Thats the ocean

Two railguns can cover the angle