ICBM Interceptor - "Nike-SPRINT"

This amazing missile represents the pinnacle of guided rocket design. Designed to defend America from Russian nuclear missiles, at top speed the nosecone becomes so heated by air friction that the gas of an acetylene torch would have a COOLING effect on it. Watch for close up 2nd stage seperation. The missile's top speed is around 10,000 miles per hour (according to one source).

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• nike
• sprint
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• fast
• supersonic
• interceptor
• nuclear
• staging
• rocket

[PashaGolikov]

And oh, funny thing is: some of you still keep claiming it is not a sped up video.

P.S. Soviet early interceptors used liquid fuel, not later ones.

And hey, pinnacle of guided missiles is S-400, which can actually intercept things, unlike american interceptors.

And if you want fastest thing in the world: Topol m warhead engaging target in terminal phase.

But of course gravitation helps.

[Cardsharp227]

Actually, the first part of the video is slowed down to one-fifth speed to allow people to see the dynamics of the missile leaving the launch tube. And our interceptors can hit things just fine, Pasha - when was the last time Russia ran a test that wasn't staged??

[PashaGolikov]

too badUS did not get it to the level of soviet ICBM interceptors ;)

And I love to read all those idiotic shit that you guys write, like railgun territory and so on. I wish peopel knew more physics. But I guess they don't teach it in US schools do they? I heard they stopped teaching evolution in US schools. I guess US leadership wants american even more stupid to manipulate them easier.

[Cardsharp227]

Ummm, Soviet ICBM interceptors were complete pieces of crap that used liquid-fuel, were unreliable, and nowhere near as accurate as missiles like the Sprint. This is one reason you guys were so anxious to sign the 1972 ABM treaty, whereas Pres. Nixon just saw it as a way to save budget dollars.

[Cardsharp227]

PS - I took physics during university, and did quite well, thank you. It's a shame they don't teach humility in Soviet - er, Russian schools. Step off, Comrade Golikov.

[k4lpcm]

I have personally seen original 8mm film of a Sprint launch. Nothing is sped up. It was that fast. The Russians here are just jealous... ;-) My father witnessed test firings at white sands during his nike hercules training and also confirms the speed in the video. Doubters, just shut up... you are only making yourself look more and more ignorant.

[lasertuber]

@sakoshooter48 Thanks for the excellent numbers. Dragsters are concerned about the first tenths of a second from a dead stop. Does that 3 seconds start from a **COMPLETE** dead stop, or is there some kind of momentum or boost beforehand? Dragsters are all rev'd up when the Christmas tree lights start, so the warm-up part is okay. In any case, I like to point out to dragsters that rockets can literally blow dragsters off the track in a quarter mile! LoL

[sakoshooter48]

@AvatarAlphaOmega If I am not mistaken, and I do admit that I don't always have the correct information, I thought the boost impulse was lengthened to allow the guidance the opportunity to "un-lag" making for a more accurate intercept. I did misquote temps, It should have been C.

[sakoshooter48]

@lasertuber Well, the Sprint at +3 seconds from launch was already at Mach 4.7, at +7 is was at first stage burn-out and just a smidge under Mach 7.4, and at +10 seconds it was at Mach 10+ (nominal) with second stage burnout. Exterior temperature was just nigh of 2700F, with a kinetic energy equivalent of about 7.3 million horsepower. I think your drag racing buddies will understand those numbers!

[1138thz]

@sakoshooter48

Well said and their solution to the EMP damage was even funnier...they decided to stay with tube technology well into the 1980's. I guess they didn't know how to build a fucking Faraday cage.

And today when we compare the RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 and the latest Russian ABM missile it appears that they still are rather fond of farm machinery.

[sakoshooter48]

@YetAnotherGH My uncle worked on HiBex, and just before his death he used to say, tongue in cheek, that it really wasn't a missile but a guided explosion with profoundly terminal results. He also said that of the four of five test vehicles launched, the sound they made when launched was similar to a high pitched note on a violin, so fast it barely registered to the eye. Would love to see some footage of it!

[sakoshooter48]

@1138thz Spoke true! The Sprint and Nike Hercules systems were the driving and motivating factor for the Soviets zeal to sign the 1972 ABM treaty. We were amused that the Soviet Galosh system used such large warheads, and being that they were intended to be point weapons, we knew they would do themselves more damage with the EMP degradation to their own equipment, we didn't raise a fuss. The Soviets would have EMP damage covering most of their strategic nuke bases, humorous actually!

[aviomaster]

@macfanpro - Americans are clueless cause they do not READ , they LISTEN.

[macfanpro]

@aviomaster Yes, I do have too much time. On the topic of propaganda, the Russian sources are not that good in terms of being unbiased. I have with probably more than my fair share of Russian television, and I an see definite signs of the USSR-era propaganda. While, yes, I admit CNN and the rest of the American networks are horrible, the Russian ones are not excellent. So please don't try to spew pro-Russia propaganda from them. I find that technical sources are far better sources of info.

[macfanpro]

@aviomaster On the topic of Israel, there are two possibilities I think the Iranians are doing: First, they might just not have the capability. This I doubt, due to the DPRKs missile tests. The second reason, which I find more likely, is that they are not using then, since it would give the US and Israel a opportunity to invade Iran. I think that their missile system is mostly a deterrent system, not an offensive system.

[macfanpro]

@aviomaster Now, with the Iran/DPRC threat, yes, now the missiles have a really hard time going 200 feet, never mind 2000 miles, but they might someday, and (if it works) Taepodong-2 could theoretically reach California. Not that I would miss LA that much, but it is still something that I would rather avoid. I think that GMD could defend against that threat, and possibly a (very) limited strike by China, but the system isn't effective against superpower-level threats.