| It's almost impossible to stop an exoatmospheric ICBM because, after the launch phase, the warhead comes straight down at the target(s) at supersonic speed and presents a small target.
Part of stealth technology is redirecting the exhaust but that problem could be overcome in a cruise missile. The DoD may just see it as too expensive. I'm all for it, sounds like a better idea than terrain following that most cruise platforms depend on.
__________________  “War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feelings which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.” —John Stuart Mill |