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From: Douglas.Reece@IUS1.CS.CMU.EDU
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: CNN & battlefield communications; missile info
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Date: 19 Jan 91 04:12:07 GMT
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From: Douglas.Reece@IUS1.CS.CMU.EDU
National Public Radio said today that CNN had wired communictations
betwen Bahgdad and Amman.  They were thus much less susceptible to RF
jamming. Also, they mentioned that BBC had a "satellite telephone"
which could be jammed, but sometimes wasn't. On the other hand, they
thought it a good idea to close such communications during a strike to
avoid being taken as a target.

Question:  My library doesn't have the appropriate volumes of Jane's,
and I'd like to know some details about the SCUD (mobile) and Patriot systems.

SCUD: How are these targeted and guided?  How hard is it to drive a
launcher someplace, program in a target, and navigate it to the target?
Is it susceptible to ECM en route?  Is it vulnerable to AAM's while it
comes up to speed?

Patriot: How far away can targets be detected?  What sort of guidance
is used, and what is the warhead like?  Any ideas as to why Israel
wouldn't be using them?

Thanks,

	Doug	dreece@ius.cs.cmu.edu