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

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

Trump’s order invokes former President Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative, which detractors labeled “Star Wars.” But much like Reagan’s push for total nuclear defense ...

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 ...

An American Iron Dome simply would cost too much money. If a U.S. adversary were to launch missiles against the United States, Montgomery figured, that adversary might fire 500 to 600 missiles. To ...

But establishing a way to shoot missiles down from space is something the U.S. has not pursued since President Ronald Reagan announced the Strategic Defense Initiative — “Star Wars” as it ...

The name of the military installation was changed in 2023 as part of a broad Department of Defense initiative ... a four-star general who fought in both the Korean and Vietnam wars.