Trump’s ‘Iron Dome for America’ plan would put weapons in space, at a big cost
The first Trump administration floated a space weapon concept in March 2018: a neutral particle beam in space. But it ultimately shelved the idea because of the massive amount of power needed to destroy a missile with directed energy.
There are significant challenges to overcome if we are to deploy something similar to Israel’s acclaimed air defense network ...
Creating an Iron Dome for America would not just be a poor decision — it would be a monumental failure in defense policy.
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