Talk:Ballistic missile

message: Pictures corrected and made to the default size of 250 pix. Additon of Agni-series. --Chanakyathegreat 07:36, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Picture size

message: Hi.
I saw this: "These missiles can have an impact on the ground that can cause massive damage. These missiles can make a 35 mile crater and have an effect up to over 1200 km. The explosion may only affect 3/4 of the blast but all people will die in days from radiation."
It's not the impact itself that causes the damage, it's the detonation of the nuclear warheads. Also, how can it affect a 1200-km radius? Is this referring to the nuclear fallout, or the blast itself? Does it have to do with atmospheric focusing? And wouldn't a 35-mile crater require a much bigger explosion than any nuke we've ever built (that is about 1/3 the size of the Chicxulub crater!)? Is there a cite for this? mike4ty4 22:20, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  What does this mean, anyway? 

message: I noticed that someone gave the missile types for all Chinese ballistic missiles, but for most other nations, it either says their country name or nothing at all. It would be useful if someone were to change all that. I would, but some of the linked articles have unsourced statements to what type of missile it is (i.e. France's Hades missile is said to be SRBM but there is no source for that information), and I don't have the expertise myself. Mgraham1985 (talk) 18:24, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Missile Types

message: yeah i dont even think i have to explain how stupid this is Kwangila (talk) 06:02, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Fixed, thanks. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 06:42, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  india using kn-23 ballistic missiles from north korea 

message: Does this list already include whatever Yemen fired at Israel over the last few days? 79.181.117.237 (talk) 06:31, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Feel free to ask at Quora or elsewhere. Wikipedia's talk pages are to discuss improvements to articles. — kashmīrī TALK 09:13, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: @Kashmiri, the IP editor question was specifically related to this article and discussion of improvements of it. Please don't bite the newcomers. You should note that this article has a section listing ballistic missiles that have been used in combat, and the IP editor was rightly asking whether that list yet includes the types that Yemen (or rather, Houthi movement in Yemen) has fired at Israel. That is a completely correct use of this talk page and a discussion regarding article improvement. Based on our relevant article on Houthi involvement in the Israel Hamas War, the ballistic missiles that they have fired at Israel are not currently the combat use list here, which should be corrected. Please assume good faith in the future, and maybe tone down the snark. --OuroborosCobra (talk) 15:00, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: @OuroborosCobra: I don't see it that way. The IP user did not write: "Can you add missile X to the list", which may indeed improve the article. Instead, they came and demanded from Wikipedia editors to be told the model of the missiles fired at Israel from Yemen. This is precisely the type of question that's asked at Quora or other forums, not on Wikipedia talk pages which are dedicated to work on articles. — kashmīrī TALK 15:14, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: They never even mentioned asking what model missiles were used and did not make any demands at all. The section title directly refers to the list section of this article, and then they asked if a very recently used ballistic missile was on the list. If you cannot handle simple, politely worded requests without treating them as "demands," then perhaps talk page editing on Wikipedia isn't for you? You are being unnecessarily aggressive and attacking. --OuroborosCobra (talk) 15:19, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

text: They were not listed yet, but now are. Thank you. --OuroborosCobra (talk) 15:11, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of missiles used in combat