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Surely defense against one vector is progress.

The modern threat is nothing like the threats of the past. These old solutions are expensive and questionable.

Do you not think ICBMs are a current threat?

To the extent that they're "an outdated threat", it's precisely because of systems like Aegis.

Count on your fingers how many such threats there are. And they can largely be dealt with diplomatically.

The number of potential human threats is nearly uncountable. And they are often irrational, unpredictable and invisible. The new threat.

I know where I'd put my money.

The article even notes that this is part of a layered defense architecture.

The fact this is the second comment really shows how HN has been on a steady decline.

HN loves a good straw man argument.

The purpose of a system is what it does; the purpose of the military industrial complex is to funnel government funds into the hands of large private firms. Actual military/defense outcomes are secondary.