You might be confusing Patriot with Aegis ashore [1]. That's the one that is usually suspected of having offensive capabilities (by replacing interceptors with

You might be confusing Patriot with Aegis ashore [1]. That's the one that is usually suspected of having offensive capabilities (by replacing interceptors with Tomahawk missiles that could hypothetically have nuclear payloads). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis_Ballistic_Missile_Defense_System#Aegis_Ashore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis_Ballistic_Missile_Defens...