Date: October 21st, 2018 9:03 AM Author: charismatic laser beams forum
Russia should withdraw from the INF as the US has been in violation effectively since 1999. Every America UCAV and MALE drone can be classed a ground launched cruise missile under the INF definition as they have ranges in excess of 500km and under 5500km and deliver lethal payloads at subsonic speeds while the drone travels at the same speed as most long range cruise missiles. They are effectively reusable and smarter cruise missiles.
Since the advent of drone warfare the INF was doomed.
Now what the US itself expects to get from this itself is less clear. Russia and China are gigantic missile factories masquerading as countries. There is exactly zero chance of the US out producing Russia or China in a missile race or for that matter a drone race. China is by far the largest drone maker on earth. They already have twice as many drones as the US in service. This includes MALE class and the truth is their drones are better in all but the super heavy class and even there the gap is basically nothing at this point.
Date: October 21st, 2018 9:15 AM Author: charismatic laser beams forum
I didn’t even bring up all the Mk41 tubes the US has buried in Europe ostensibly as part of missile defense but each tube can take a Tomahawk cruise missile just as readily as an SM class interceptor.