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Re:US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test by dylan604 on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @09:54PM (#25132685)
Of course it has ethical issues. This could throw MAD strategies out the window. If a country can suddenly legitimately defend itself against an ICBM attack while still being able to destroy the opposing country, nuclear war strategies become "interesting". You just have to teach Joshua that even if one country survives, the planet might not remain habitable for the people living in that country. "Learn goddamnit, learn!"
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Re:US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test by muzani on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @01:41AM (#25133838)
MAD only lasts until it doesn't. I don't think someone like Trump would have handled the Cuban Missile Crisis well.

There's also the risk that these systems fail. Even if they blocked half the ICBMs, it costs too much to let the others in. But it also costs too much to not invest in such a system.

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