> For ICBMs, one idea was to use orbital, nuclear powered lasers to hit the missile on the boost phase. Author here. Thank you for your insight. I took some t

> For ICBMs, one idea was to use orbital, nuclear powered lasers to hit the missile on the boost phase. Author here. Thank you for your insight. I took some time to read about the recently proposed "Golden Dome" defense system, and what you laid out seems to be the end goal [0]. It's difficult to tell how realistic this actually is. The size of the constellation of satellites needed seems prohibitive, to say the least. [0] https://armscontrolcenter.org/fact-sheet-golden-dome/ https://armscontrolcenter.org/fact-sheet-golden-dome/ [1] https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2026/02/space-based-interceptors-make-even-less-sense-now/411153/ https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2026/02/space-based-interce...