Trident Satellite Launch WAS Re: Conventionally-Armed Trident Missiles.

Leadfoot wrote:
> "Brian Allardice" <dba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:90l3t1p3t54oa9rlile9156lcl6hcs8uu5@xxxxxxxxxx
> > On 21 Jan 2006 02:05:07 GMT, dg411@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Andre Lieven)
> > wrote:
> >
> >>The real issue here, is that there really isn't much of a mission
> >>for such a thing to accomplish, that existing weapons can't already
> >>fulfil.
> >
> > It has to be a money thing. Cost per kg of explosive delivered by
> > Trident or by cruise missile/aircraft/donkey, including costs of
> > delivery systems. I don't see a conventional trident as cost
> > effective, although no doubt a bonanza for various contractors.
>
> Cost of the delivery system is already paid for. The only other use is
> launching satellites into LEO and I think a submarine is a poor platform to
> that with.

True that, but for ones nearing the end of their service life, it might
be an idea. The Russians did it with some of their Typhoon-launched
missiles. Of course, the launcher business isn't what it was cracked
out to be 15 or so years ago :(

If only there was a way to launch International Space Station
components that way....

> > Cheers,
> > dba

.

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