posted on Sep, 26 2004 @ 03:17 AM
The Anti-Ballistic Missle Shield may indeed be expensive but it is one of the primary reasons that we are considered a "hyper-power". The land based
facilities (not sure about ship-based) carry 150 of these anti-ballistic missle projectiles which are indeed more like giant bullets than they are
traditional missles. These projectiles intercept the incoming ballistic missle as it re-enters the atmosphere over the target, smashing it to bits
before it can even re-enter.
Also, you should check out the U.S.'s THEL (Tactical High Energy Laser) systems. These bad boys can take out something as small as a mortar round.
THEL Tests
If you live in the U.S., U.K. or Australia then you have absolutely nothing to worry about. You should also be happy to part with the cash necessary
for developing this tech.
Personally, the only government that I'm even slightly afraid of is my own (the U.S.) lol.