Cost vs impact of ballistic missiles shapes current military strategy. A good example is how China's demonstration of a high maneuverability re-entry vehicle ha

Cost vs impact of ballistic missiles shapes current military strategy. A good example is how China's demonstration of a high maneuverability re-entry vehicle has shifted the navy back into building more destroyers to raise the odds of interception. From this perspective, technology that reduces the cost to lob a warhead reliably is still advanced weapons technology. But I also don't think fear should hold back progress.