1. Besides a mock warhead, the missile will carry a single balloon decoy to try to trick the NMD system into attacking the wrong target. 2. A balloon decoy will be attached to it. 3. Five minutes later, officials said, the rocket will release its fake warhead and the balloon decoy will inflate to a diameter of more than six-feet. 4. In addition to carrying a mock warhead, the missile will carry a single balloon decoy to try and trick the NMD system into attacking the wrong target. 5. The missile carried a mock warhead and a balloon decoy. 6. This heat serves as a beacon for the battering ram and allows NMD to avoid homing in on the balloon decoy. |