ChineseTiger1986
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Hmmm, if you are launching SLBMs closer to your enemy's shore, it is a different ball game from ICBMs that are launched from land over 10,000 km away because the time required for an missile defense system to respond is a lot shorter.
Launching an Intercontinental SLBM close to the enemy's coast isn't practical, since it will easily get detected and with its boost phase as a very vulnerable stage, you can easily shoot down it without the need of midcouse interception.
Do you know why the THAAD system in Europe poses a such big threat to Russia's ICBMs despite they are short range?
Because it is so close to Russia's launching territory, as they can easily touch the "boost phase" of their ICBMs.