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Surely defense against one vector is progress.

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

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To the extent that they're "an outdated threat", it's precisely because of systems like Aegis.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