Could the US or Japan shoot down the missile that North Korea is planning on launching next week? [more inside]
posted by crazyray on Mar 29, 2009 - 18 answers

Is it the impact that causes the missile/torpedo/what-have-you to explode? Or some sort of 'on-board' electronic targeting system that tells it to detonate? [more inside]
posted by ryecatcher on Aug 15, 2007 - 13 answers

What is involved in "aiming" an ICBM? [more inside]
posted by sanko on Jun 3, 2007 - 10 answers

How would a country determine the success or failure of a missile test? [more inside]
posted by grabbingsand on Jul 7, 2006 - 6 answers

The Bush administration is reported to be considering using a missile defense system to knock down North Korea's ballistic missile test. Why? The chances of our antimissile systems actually working are, in my uniformed opinion, close to zero. Why would the administration remove any doubt about the complete ineffectiveness of our missile defense systems by actually using it?
posted by rdr on Jun 23, 2006 - 34 answers

What was it like for cubans, and foreigners visting / working in cuba between the time of the revolution and the missile crisis. [more inside]
posted by miniape on Mar 23, 2006 - 2 answers