On this recent WhoWhatWhy podcast I explore the tantalizing dream of an impenetrable missile defense and its sobering realities.

In an age of hypersonic weapons and artificial intelligence, can any nation truly build an impenetrable shield against missile attacks?

As President Donald Trump signs an executive order calling for an “Iron Dome for America,” I talk with Marion Messmer, senior research fellow at London’s Chatham House International Security Program. She lays bare the real problems behind the rhetorical hype of space-based defense systems.

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