Editing Anti-ship missile (section)

===Current threats and vulnerabilities===
[[File:Khalij Fars (“Persian Gulf”) ballistic missile.jpg|thumb|Iranian [[Persian Gulf (missile)|Persian Gulf]] [[anti-ship ballistic missile]]]]
To counter these defense systems, countries such as Russia are developing or deploying missiles that slowly cruise at a very low level (about five meters above sea level) to within a short range of their target and then, at the point when radar detection becomes inevitable, initiate a supersonic, high-agility sprint (potentially with anti-aircraft missile detection and evasion) to close the terminal distance. Missiles, such as the [[SS-N-27|SS-N-27 Sizzler]], that incorporate this sort of threat modality are regarded by US Navy analysts as potentially being able to penetrate the US Navy's defensive systems.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=a5LkaU0wj714&refer=home|title=Navy Lacks Plan to Defend Against 'Sizzler' Missile|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=13 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119102801/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=a5LkaU0wj714&refer=home|archive-date=19 November 2007|url-status=live}}</ref>

Recent years have seen a growing amount of attention being paid to the possibility of [[ballistic missile]]s being re-purposed or designed for an anti-ship role. Speculation has focused on the development of such missiles for use by China's [[People's Liberation Army Navy]]. Such an [[anti-ship ballistic missile]] would approach its target extremely rapidly, making it very difficult to intercept.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defensereview.com/chinese-anti-ship-ballistic-missile-asbm-kill-weapon-flummoxes-us-navy/|title=Chinese Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile (ASBM) 'Kill Weapon' Flummoxes U.S. Navy|author=David Crane|date=6 April 2009|publisher=DefenseReview.com (DR): An online tactical technology and military defense technology magazine with particular focus on the latest and greatest tactical firearms news (tactical gun news), tactical gear news and tactical shooting news.|access-date=13 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113185848/http://www.defensereview.com/chinese-anti-ship-ballistic-missile-asbm-kill-weapon-flummoxes-us-navy/|archive-date=13 November 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In response to China's development of anti-ship missiles and other [[anti-access/area denial]] capabilities, the United States has developed the [[AirSea Battle]] doctrine.