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Re:Missile Defense Is NP-Complete by O3marchnative on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @11:50AM (#47504477)
The recently announced "Golden Dome" project intends to get around this issue by putting a vast constellation of satellites into orbit. Each satellite would likely need a serious source of power in order to use its laser. Assuming that's just an engineering problem, then the issue becomes coverage. That is, depending on the adversary's capabilities, you'd need an absolutely massive constellation in orbit [0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Dome_(missile_defense_s...

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Re:Missile Defense Is NP-Complete by consumer451 on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @11:52AM (#47504512)
This is such an insane concept of a plan, and I don't mean that in a good way.

For one thing, it can do little to nothing about low flying nuclear tipped cruise missiles, especially in less than ideal weather.

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Re:Missile Defense Is NP-Complete by gpderetta on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @12:38PM (#47505395)
The idea has been around for a while: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brilliant_Pebbles

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Dome_(missile_defense_s...

> President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the United States Armed Forces to construct the [...] Golden Dome

Well, that's just taking the piss!

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