Comments by "LRRPFco52" (@LRRPFco52) on "Neil McCoy-Ward"
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@stuartd9741 It has already been replaced 20-30 years ago. 1980s-1990s ATACMs, Javelins, Patriots, etc. I live right near one of the largest depots where old munitions' warheads are destroyed. I don't even know where they dispose if the rocket motors. We used to have regular destinations with geysers of earth blowing into the sky like mushroom clouds.
After summer 2022, that all stopped. When you Take a missile to de-mil it, you have to separate the rocket motor, the warhead, the guidance electronics, the nose, tube, fins, etc. It's very expensive. The US has very strict standards on explosive and rocket propellant storage, because those materials don't stay stable indefinitely.
It is legitimately cheaper to just fly those missiles to another country and dump them off.
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