US successfully intercepts ICBM in test above the Pacific. What does this mean for North Korea?

For the first time ever, the United States military successfully intercepted and destroyed an airborne intercontinental ballistic missile armed with a mock nuclear warhead before it could reach its intended target. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system has received its fair share of critics (full disclosure, this writer is among them) […]

With eyes on North Korea, U.S. successfully destroys mock ICBM over Pacific

The U.S. military destroyed a mock intercontinental ballistic missile thousands of miles over the Pacific for the first time Tuesday, a step forward for a missile-defense program that has taken on new significance in light of North Korean threats. The ground-based midcourse defense (GMD) system used a five-foot “kill vehicle” released from a larger ground-based […]

Is The US planning to shoot down the next North Korean missile test?

Is the United States planning to try and shoot down North Korea’s next ballistic missile test? With North Korea successfully launching an intercontinental ballistic missile last weekend and President Trump stating that the US has “many beautiful things” in the works concerning the situation, some are suspecting a possible missile intercept attempt. The distinctive missile […]

The Airborne Laser Project

Even after the fall of the Soviet Union 24 years ago, the threat posed to the U.S. and its interests from regional ballistic missiles is not going away anytime soon. According to the 2013 Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat Assessment, there are now over 20 nations around the world fielding ballistic missiles, and recent regional conflicts such as […]