'Drop It on Their Heads': StratCom's Launch-Phase Missile Defense Plan

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'Drop It on Their Heads': StratCom's Launch-Phase Missile Defense Plan



The nation needs directed-energy weapons -- lasers, particle beams, microwaves -- to take out enemy ballistic missiles on launch, Air Force Gen. John Hyten said Wednesday.

"Drop it back on their heads" right after it leaves the pad, Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, said at an all-day forum on Army missile defense sponsored by the Association of the U.S. Army.

https://www.military.com/defensetech/2018/02/28/drop-it-their-heads-stratcoms-launch-phase-missile-defense-plan.html