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.
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100k per intercept: What makes Iron Dome world’s most advanced missile shieldThe Iron Dome operates with a tri-layered defense strategy, ranging from the immediate Iron Dome to the high-altitude Arrow ...
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