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Originally Posted by jeffman
Wonder why it's liquid filled, wouldn't adding time to fuel the missile defeat the purpose of a prompt global striking weapon?
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You can't really get the same range or speed on a solid rocket system. Plus from what I understand the fuel tends to go bad or crack fairly quickly.
With the Russians more fully into secured communications and the use of closed systems, its not like the old days where you could intercept messages about the enemy fueling his rockets.