a space-based series of sensors that would coordinate with missile
interceptor sites in the continental US to counter ballistic missile threats
posed by countries like North Korea and Iran
this is but one of the jaw-dropping newly proposed defense technologies that
will be highlighted as part of a long-awaited report on the status of the
country's missile defense capabilities unveiled during President Trump's visit
to the Pentagon the president made the visit to reveal the missile defense
review which studies and assesses u.s. missile defense capabilities and needs
under in order to inform the White House's Pentagon funding requests for
the upcoming physical year 2020 budget
crucially it outlines changes in America's missile defense strategy
towards Russia and China as well as present key avenues of upcoming research
such as futuristic and experimental advanced technology systems like laser
intercept capabilities and space-based detection systems
the congressionally mandated review is the first of its kind to be undertaken
since 2010 and though it was scheduled to be released in late 2017 it was
finally completed in October of last year pushed back in part due to the
administration's desire to expand the scope of the study from ballistic
missile defense to all missile defense
statements from senior Pentagon officials previewing what to expect have
indicated these new space capabilities could become the next big layer of
missile defense against Iran and North Korea space is the key to the next step
of missile defense
potential plans and areas of further research will include early warning
systems in space that could track missiles as they are being prepared for
launch perhaps even more crucial giving reports of Russia and Chinese rapid
deployment of hypersonic threats the missile defense review is also expected
to explore a space-based interceptor that could fire rockets into space
directed at an incoming missile this will also include study of the use of
what an official described as direct energy against incoming missiles
possibly through laser technology on these and other technologies that sound
straight out of Star Trek the official said we think it's worth looking into
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