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How are missile defense systems not useful? The most obvious example of a useful missile defense system that comes to mind is the Iron Dome Defense System.
by RandomInteger4 7y ago
How are missile defense systems not useful? The most obvious example of a useful missile defense system that comes to mind is the Iron Dome Defense System.
- cmiles74 7y agoIn the article, the example was a "space-based missile defense system".
- RandomInteger4 7y ago... oh ... yeah, that's fucked.
- gumby 7y agoStrategic missile defence systems are destabilizing; game theory argues that if the other side builds such a defence your best bet is to attack before it's completed; failing that you need to build up your armory to a size where it can overwhelm the projected defense. This is why the US and UUSR signed a treaty in '72 specifically banning them (except for one city each; the US didn't even bother to deploy its).
- selimthegrim 7y agoWasn’t this abrogated?