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Remember FinBow: The MIRV and decoy problem is a legal argument. No "weapons" in space. The original concept for ICBM defense was to intercept in the "post-boost" phase when velocities are relatively VERY low and potentially even before the MIRV deployed. If you were allowed to use a real weapon at that point --- anything that went boom or sizzle or pop --- the system effficacy goes up tremendously.
I think it's silly to say that below the stratospere, you can have unlimited weapons, but you can't use weapons to defend yourself against awful weapons that somebody is raining down on you FROM space.
Best not to get into further details -- but the ORIGINAL concept was sound. And I'm all for shielding America from an active attack.
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