The rationale behind Golden Dome’s mandate for space-based boost-phase defense made some sense. If orbiting interceptors could hit an enemy missile very early in flight—before it could deploy ...

Video released Wednesday shows the mid-air collision between a ground-based interceptor launched from Southern California and a simulated warhead fired from the Pacific Ocean. The test, the first of ...

While US nuclear strategy relies primarily on the deterrence afforded through the nuclear triad, the GMD serves as an insurance policy against small-scale attacks or accidental launches. The ...