I think that since the eighties, some minuteman 2 or 3 are already fitted with satellites to replace those who are alredy in orbit and can be
destroyed if there is a war.
New Weapons to Strike Global Targets From Space
Pentagon planners are seeking new weapons to rapidly strike targets around the globe within minutes. Some of these new weapons are being quietly fielded inside former Cold War systems that are slated for retirement due to strategic arms agreements with Russia.
The U.S. Air Force is currently evaluating the conversion of some Minuteman III strategic missiles from a nuclear role to a conventional precision-strike capacity.
The Minuteman missile has been the mainstay of the U.S. land-based leg of nuclear long-range missiles since the 1960s. Each of the solid-fueled missiles is capable of delivering up to three nuclear warheads within 300 feet of an intended target anywhere on Earth within 30 minutes from its launch from silos in America.
The Minuteman Elite program, although focused primarily on updating a small number of the nuclear-armed versions, has options that would allow Pentagon planners to use the intercontinental missiles as conventionally armed fast-reaction space forces.
The proposed conversion would replace Minuteman nuclear warheads with precision-guided conventional warheads that could strike targets within a one-meter-square area. Other options include a special "Common Aero Vehicle" shell that could deliver from space-penetrating warheads, small-diameter bombs and cruise missiles, or even unmanned aerial reconnaissance drones.
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Originally posted by Kriskaos
I think that the starwars program is much more then just to knock out ICBM'S I believe it has a ground attack cappabilities also