Tinfoil-
If we are testing our space based missile defense system,
I wonder what we are using as targets?
other than that rock that hit New Zealand, has anyone actually found anything on the ground?
I recall reading long ago that one of the reasons such a system would not work was because the advantage would be with the offense. All they would have to do is employ a large number of decoys.
That is a little too far-fetched for me, given the location and circumstances.
White Sands Testing Range at 2 in the afternoon, yes. Seattle at 2 in the morning, not much chance.