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Originally Posted by renormalised
Just had a thought....remember the pic of the ICBM in the boost phase of its flight and the subsequent phenomenon....what if this was done deliberately. A test of some sort.
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Hi Carl,
By what one can read online about the development of the Bulava, the developers could probably only
wish the spectacular results of the failure were deliberate
The head of research for the program was once
dismissed or quit and then subsequently
re-instated.
This weapon has apparently failed at least seven times in twelve tests.
Undoubtedly systems such as the US Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) or the older Defence Support Program
(DSP), which are used to provide an early warning of ballistic missile launches along with other US military assets
would have monitored the launch and subsequent failure very closely. With that in mind, there are probably personnel
at facilities such as at the Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado, or similar bases,monitoring the flight and who know exactly what path
the vehicle took.
Given how 'perfect' the spiral appears, perhaps it failed at very high altitudes, above the atmosphere and wind which
otherwise would have dissipated the plume.