Star Wars is back in vogue with President Trumps executive order to establish the Golden Dome missile defense shield. It will feature an ambitious space-based boost-phase interceptor program in addition to terrestrial systems. While admittedly the holy grail of defense against ballistic missiles, the obstacles that plagued its discontinued predecessor, Brilliant Pebble, under the Strategic [] The post Star Wars redux: the false promise of space-based missile defense appeared first on SpaceNews.
Star Wars is back in vogue with President Trumps executive order to establish the Golden Dome missile defense shield. It will feature an ambitious space-based boost-phase interceptor program in addition to terrestrial systems. While admittedly the holy grail of defense against ballistic missiles, the obstacles that plagued its discontinued predecessor, Brilliant Pebble, under the Strategic [] The post Star Wars redux: the false promise of space-based missile defense appeared first on SpaceNews.
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