Schlock Mercenary https://www.schlockmercenary.com/ https://www.schlockmercenary.com/ dealt with this particular theme quite thoroughly. One of the protagonists

Schlock Mercenary https://www.schlockmercenary.com/ https://www.schlockmercenary.com/ dealt with this particular theme quite thoroughly. One of the protagonists invents a "Teraport", and promptly a "Teraport Area Denial" is invented to protect against it. Recommended read, though the archive is huge.