If there was ever a time that nuclear war is evident you want to be ensured that you are protected. In the case of there actually being a nuclear attack there are different counter attacks to combat the nuclear threat.The “left of launch” approach is one of the newest technological advantages in this day and age. In this concept instead of using something like the Terminal High Altitude Air Defense which is used to destroy the nuclear missile or any sort of air attack after is has been launched towards its intended target but, in the case of “Left of launch” they hack into the missile before even launching therefore essentially making that missile a non threat.In the case of North Korea and iran using nuclear missiles the “left of launch” approach may play a huge role in stopping a nuclear missile from either being launched as test or for being launched in an act of war on the U.S or on another county.
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Sanger stating that “Officials have praised left-of-launch strikes as a novel way of knocking out enemy missiles at a tiny fraction of the usual cost”.This is a step in the right direction for the protection of the U.S. General Martin E. Dempsey “warned of falling budgets and rising missile threats” this is where the “left of launch” tacit comes into play since this is no need to use THAAD to intercept another missile to stop the threat thus making stopping a nuclear threat much cheaper for the
Sanger stating that “Officials have praised left-of-launch strikes as a novel way of knocking out enemy missiles at a tiny fraction of the usual cost”.This is a step in the right direction for the protection of the U.S. General Martin E. Dempsey “warned of falling budgets and rising missile threats” this is where the “left of launch” tacit comes into play since this is no need to use THAAD to intercept another missile to stop the threat thus making stopping a nuclear threat much cheaper for the