Protecting the U.S. would require novel solutions, like orbiting missile interceptors that can destroy incoming attacks.

Space-based interceptors and "particle beams" are part of a new multi-billion-dollar Trump order to build a new U.S. missile ...

The Trump executive order notes that developing a missile defense system is part of a strategy of “peace through strength.” ...

President Donald Trump has called for an expansive, next-generation missile defense shield for the mainland United States, ...

Trump's push follows in the footsteps of Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, a scrapped program popularly called "Star ...

Creating an Iron Dome for America would not just be a poor decision — it would be a monumental failure in defense policy.

The Trump administration's Iron Dome for America executive order is causing political ripples, but with the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) soliciting industry input on the concept, how would such a ...

When it comes to protecting U.S. territory from missiles fired by such nuclear-powered countries as Russia, China, and North ...

Given the threats and opportunities created by revolutionary advances in technology and a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape, the U.S. has no alternative but to embrace what is rapidly ...

The first Trump administration floated a space weapon concept in March 2018: a neutral particle beam in space. But it ...

Israel’s missile defense system is effective in close quarters. That model won’t help the U.S.

Risk of arms race Trump's "Iron Dome initiative, to some extent, echoes his concern about nuclear weapons," but "a stronger U.S. missile defense system would almost certainly make it more ...