the railgun is the first rod of god with no explosive just a rod and may be aimed from a orbital platform. The things we dont know
do a Bing search on our Presidents uncle, John G. Trump, and ponder whether the old man didnt let slip a few things RE: our ability to destroy the threat of the day - the soviets.
Like basic physics and newtons laws...please go back to school. You will find that the rail gun works great anchored to the Earth. We don't have them on orbit and they make no sense there. Basic physics.