Re: Lasers can't be defended against?

In a message dated 4/24/00 1:38:06 PM Central Daylight Time, 
thomas.anderson@university-college.oxford.ac.uk writes:

<< 
 now, i'm no expert, but i thought IR guidance was passive - how exactly
do
 you detect someone looking at you?
  >>

IR detection is indeed passive and there is no sensor to pick up a
search 
that is not there. BUT modern day aircraft have routines with their 
counter-measures that you can pre-program to drop flares and chaff when 
making attack runs to confuse missiles that MIGHT be fire at you. Of
course 
any incoming missile MIGHT be picked up on RWR and you'd get some
warning.