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I'm still failing to see the difference between this and MIRVs. (But with fins!)


FOBS has a much lower apogee for the same range, meaning it stays below the horizon longer (giving less time to intercept it.)

https://stateofthenation.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/FOBS-...

Furthermore, it can in principle come from any direction, which was relevant historically when it was expected that Soviet ICBMs would come over the North Pole.




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