Instead, Trump’s order demands the deployment of “space-based interceptors” — a web of satellites, some equipped with lasers. It then calls for the development of another layer of lower-altitude ...

Donald Trump has ordered work on the most ambitious missile shield in US history, one designed to destroy hypersonic missiles and prevent nuclear annihilation. The US president dubbed it the ...

President Trump’s blueprints to build a space-based missile defense shield could help him push for cuts in atomic weapons arsenals with Russia and other nuclear powers.

The only way to eliminate the threat of nuclear-armed missiles is to negotiate their elimination—not pretend some magic ...

The initiative mandates a multi-layered defense approach, tackling everything from cruise missiles to hypersonic threats. A ...

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

ORLANDO, Fla. — A California-based startup led by former SpaceX executives announced Jan. 29 it has raised $100 million to ...

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

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

A week into office, United States President Donald Trump surprised the world and many of his policymakers by announcing his ...