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In spite of the very low odds of shit of any sort hitting any fans, if the shit hits the fan, I want an umbrella.
The Cold War solution to the USSR arming themselves with many a nuclear weaponry was to arm ourselves with many a nuclear weaponry, making any attack on either side be foolishly apocalyptic for everyone. Our best defense... was offense.
A missile defense system like this is just that: Defensive. There probably is a way to rig them to hit land targets, but the fact is that this is an item that isn't a problem in terms of invasive/offensive capabilities and still protects US soil. If I bring a kevlar vest to a gun fight you're looking to start, don't cry when you lose.
And my only response to the notion that we can walk our troops around in foreign nations and defend them against missile attacks with this system is that, well, I personally can't recall any nation we've been in that's had serious missile capabilities beyond personell-operated. But I don't know enough to discuss it in detail, so feel free to whack me out of the park on this.
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