Pentagon Examining Options for Space-Based Missile Interceptors
6/30/2017
By Jon Harper
The Defense Department has been analyzing concepts for basing ballistic missile interceptors in space. Experts say deploying such a system would be technically feasible, but questions remain about its cost-effectiveness and strategic implications.
The idea of stationing interceptors in space was first seriously explored in the 1980s as part of former President Ronald Reagan’s strategic defense initiative, which was designed to thwart the Soviet Union’s nuclear arsenal. Known as Brilliant Pebbles, the project was canceled in the 1990s after the Cold War ended and the ballistic missile threat diminished.
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