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[–] ShitChuckles ago 

I wouldn't say over.

New developments lead to new developments. Just look at how the battleship is proposed to house rail guns. Eventually we'll figure an effective defence and the arms race will continue.

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[–] nowimonvoattoo ago  (edited ago)

You better come up with some good ideas... fast. There is a Mach 6 missile incoming and you have a few seconds to react.

Admiral Cecil Haney, the head of US Strategic Command, warned that American anti-missile and anti-aircraft defense systems would be virtually incapable of intercepting the Russian hypersonic systems expected to be deployed soon.

Captain (ret.) Jerry Hendrix, a defense analyst for the Washington-based Center for a New American Security, says anti-ship cruise missiles would force US Navy carrier strike groups (CSGs) to stay hundreds or even thousands of kilometers from the enemy's coast, which would make strikes from their carrier-based aircraft against ground targets ineffective.

Here is another link.