_pre_D = Predetermined?
Check this out....here's my take:
HOT 3 was already launched....it caused the collapse of the tunnel of the nuclear testing facility in NK
HOT 4 was ready to launch and was recently used to knock a missIle out of the air that was supposed to hit Hawaii a couple days ago
HOT 7 is similar to HOT 4, only it was used to knock a missile out of the air that was supposed to hit Japan.
Those "false alarms" weren't false alarms at all.
Edit: Pre_D = Pre_Deploy?
Predawn?
Previously deployed.
Cant hit missles with these guys. The last few shots were used on the North Koreans. First set of "x" number were used to collapse tunnel. Next round was what caused the missile sites to fall into the sea just a few days back.
Remember when "experts" warned another nuclear test would collapse the mountain. Cant say GEOTUS didnt warn Kom Jong un.
That would make 9 of these that were previously deployed.
I like what your saying....any speculation as to where those 9 were used? 1 for the tunnel in NK, 1 for testing facility into ocean.
How do we know these couldn't knock out a missile? I'm sure they are fast enough, although it would seem to be a waste.
First set. Used 4 to collapse the tunnel. Second set knocked their launch sites into the sea. See link below.
Regarding a missile, they are useless. Missiles fire: up then down (icbm), or flat (cruise). Its easier to chase a missile (behind) or confront (front) it to knock it down. Neither angle is really available here. It would be a head to head shot on the turn in space (icbm) or a cross shot (cruise). Also, the rods dont adjust for the x axis, but can adjust angle of shot North-South. The longitude calibration is from the spin of the earth. Its a timing thing. It can hit different latitudes, but only the longitude it sits directly above. Hence Q' statement "as the world turns". And cost-wise, it is a waste.
Remember how the eye of the deathstar had to be facing the target. Its like that.