Space-Based Interceptor Challenge Is Policy, Not Tech

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama—A senior Pentagon official says a space-based interceptor to go after ballistic missiles is a “relatively easy technological challenge” and the real hurdle is forming policy. Michael Griffin, under secretary of defense for research and engineering, told reporters during the Space...

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