by Richard Schulman On August 30th, the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced that for the first time the nation’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system was able to remotely launch an interceptor vehicle. In the words of Defense News, [T]he Lockheed Martin-made THAAD has now had 16 successful intercept tests in a row… […]
Is the US finally going to build a capable space-based missile shield?
May 5, 2018. Congress and the Pentagon may finally start building a space-based missile shield capable of protecting the US from a Chinese or Russian nuclear attack. The present US system may not even be adequate to protect the US and its bases against an attack by North Korea, a minor nuclear missile power. With […]
