What is missile defense?
Missile Defence, or Star Wars as it’s sometimes known, was first dreamt up by President Ronald Reagan s administration in the 1980’s and the version that is currently being developed is a toned down version of the same plan. The idea is that with a system of satellites in space and radar bases, listening stations and interceptor missiles on the ground across the globe, the United States will be able to find, monitor and shoot down missiles that are fired at their country and allied countries. Military spying and monitoring stations dotted across the globe, including two in Yorkshire, are key to finding and tracking the missiles as they travel towards their targets. Once the co-ordinates are confirmed US Interceptor missiles would fire at the incoming missiles to blow them out of the sky – sometimes likened to hitting a bullet with a bullet. Other options for intercepting missiles being considered and developed include the use of Air-borne lasers on Boeing 747s and space-based lasers on
