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The weapons produced by humans, no matter what they are, actually have a shelf life. It may be because the weapons are very old and have undergone natural reactions such as oxidation, or it may be because the weapons themselves are backward and do not meet the needs of the times. Therefore, as long as a period of time passes, weapons will be decommissioned in large numbers. Tanks will generally sink into the sea, aircraft will be sent to the aircraft cemetery, and bullets will be destroyed intensively. So what will happen to missiles and after they expire? The Russian method is simple, crude and direct, while the Chinese method is applauding.
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generally react with different conditions such as air changes, temperature changes, humidity changes, etc. Many electronic components of the weapon itself, many conductors will continue to age over time, so these aging weapons, want to To continue to maintain combat effectiveness, maintenance and parts need to be replaced. Sometimes, because these weapons have lagged behind the times, maintenance is a waste of time. Even after refurbishment, the weapons cannot be used to their full potential. At this time, It needs to be decommissioned. Some missiles choose to retire after expiration. The first way to retire is to directly modify the missile. Although the modified performance cannot meet domestic needs, it can meet the needs of some third world countries, such as China's Hongqi 2-type air defense. Missile, this missile has been modified and equipped with some modern air defense radars, fire control system , command system, and data link system. It can be sold to some countries at a good price, which will help improve the ability of some countries to deal with surrounding military threats. ability.
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The second way to decommission is to directly modify it into a target missile. Some missiles cancel the warhead. In the test of the air defense weapon system, they are used as target missiles to monitor the defense capabilities of the air defense weapon system. Compared with building a For new target missiles, using existing missiles that have already been produced as target missiles can not only save money, but also figure out from testing how the next generation of offensive missiles and defensive missiles should be modified to further improve combat capabilities. The third way to deal with it is to directly destroy it on a large scale.
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is similar to the intercontinental ballistic missile . This kind of weapon cannot be sold, nor can it be converted into a target missile. It will be directly dismantled and destroyed. Some people may say, can’t missiles be launched and tested? ? Because this weapon is too sensitive and has a range of 8,000 kilometers, frequent testing of intercontinental missiles will trigger panic around the world. A good way is that after the intercontinental missiles are decommissioned, they can be converted into space rockets and some low-payload Launching a spacecraft into space orbit can be considered as making the best use of everything. The value of missiles is very high, so if the method of disposal is not chosen correctly, it will cause a lot of waste. Missiles can easily cost hundreds of thousands to hundreds of millions of dollars, so dealing with decommissioned missiles is a science. In fact, generally every country does not have large quantities of them. Producing a certain type of missile will only produce enough weapons and a certain inventory. In some military exercises, part of the missiles will be consumed. When decommissioned, there will not be many missiles left that really need to be disposed of, so whenever the missiles are decommissioned, They need to be updated, and the number of retired missiles is not very large.
