Sounds like it wouldn't have done anything useful, especially compared to other missile defense strategies like SM-3 deployments. "If the ABL had achieved its

Sounds like it wouldn't have done anything useful, especially compared to other missile defense strategies like SM-3 deployments. "If the ABL had achieved its design goals, it could have destroyed liquid-fueled ICBMs up to 600 km away. Tougher solid-fueled ICBM destruction range would likely have been limited to 300 km, too short to be useful in many scenarios, according to a 2003 report by the American Physical Society on National Missile Defense."