The document highlights thatThe Gold Peak (Cúpula de Ouro)will weigh on the US budget, while Russia and China can improve their missiles so that interceptors do not reach them.
"Adversaries like Russia and Chinahave at their disposal highly effective passive and active countermeasures[against the Gold Peak system]," the text emphasizes.
Gold Peak is an anti-missile defense program thatrelies on a constellation of interceptor satellites in spaceAccording to the plan of U.S. authorities, these satellites are expected to intercept enemy missiles during the acceleration phase.
However, for a possible defense against missiles from North Korea, China, or Russia, thousands to tens of thousands of devices would be needed.(No translation needed as it is already in English)(No translation needed as it is already in English)(No translation needed as it is already in English)According to the report, it specifies.
Initial costs vary from tens to hundreds of billions of dollars. Additionally, satellites can remain in orbit for approximately five years, and roughly a fifth of the total cost should be spent annually on their replacement.According to analysts, the main vulnerability of the system is the interception window..
According to analysts,Russia and China, for example, can reduce it by creating missiles with faster combustion engines.They argue that the current system's limited ability to defend against hypersonic missiles is a significant concern.
The report highlights the need for further research and development to enhance defense capabilities.It suggests that advanced propulsion technologies could play a crucial role in future missile defense systems.In this case, American interceptors would not have time to down them.
Moreover,U.S. adversaries have powerful ground-based lasers to "blind" satellitesanti-satellite missiles, space mines, additional warheads installed on existing missiles orballistic missilesCheap, unarmed, and with a primitive guidance system.
Space interceptors are not a good option for US security.This is a costly but fragile defense that can be easily bypassed. It can also causeDisruptive reactions from US adversaries.The report concludes.
Previously, an American newspaperIt wrote that:The Russian cruise missile BurevestnikIt will be able to bypass the anti-missile defense system, Iron Dome.The technology is being developed by the United States.

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