Is Russia's Early Warning System Working?

How Russia's missile defence systems missed it: The radar fans of the Russian early warning system are plotted here on Google Earth, with the suspected trajectory of the incoming meteorite shown in green

How Did Russia's Early Warning System Miss The Meteorite? Nuclear Missile-Detecting Radars Never Saw It Coming -- Daily Mail

The 10,000-ton lump of space rock exploded with the force of 25 atom bombs over the city of Chelyabinsk on Friday morning
Russian Nuclear Forces Project experts explain that the country's early warning system was never meant to track meteorites

Questions are being asked as to why Russia's powerful missile defence radar systems did not detect the meteorite that exploded over the country on Friday morning.

Almost 1,200 were injured when the untracked lump of space rock exploded over the Urals, with the debris narrowly missing a direct and devastating hit on the industrial city of Chelyabinsk.

In the aftermath of the impact Russian politicians called on the world's powerful nations to urgently develop technology to spot asteroids and meteorites that threaten our planet.

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My Comment: One part of me says that the Russian system was not geared to track meteorites. Another part of me says that maybe we should be grateful that the system failed in tracking this meteorite strike .... not mistaking it as an inbound ICBM when it entered earth's atmosphere. I am also sure that these questions are being asked in Russia right now .... otherwise why propose this.

Update: There Is No Way to Stop Space Rocks From Hurtling to Earth and Killing You -- Danger Room