Politicians have called for "space-based missile defense" for years. Unfortunately, it's not a very good idea.
This video shows how a system using space interceptors would work. It demonstrates why such a system is necessarily expensive and vulnerable--and why, as a defensive shield, it's not particularly useful (and even dangerous).
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