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9. AMERICA - Missile Defense And Evolving Threats - HENRY SOKOLSKI 092526
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1951 SCIENCE FICTION QUARTERLY3
Henry Sokolki examines the Golden Dome missile defense initiative and evolving national security threats. Initial Golden Dome deployments will focus narrowly on protecting U.S. nuclear missile fields and command infrastructure in Washington rather than offering full continental coverage. He clarifies that China's regional anti-ballistic missile systems lag behind true space-based interceptor capabilities. Additionally, Sokolski highlights the escalation of drone warfare, warning that Russia is deploying container-ship-launched attack drones in the Mediterranean. He notes with irony that Western purchases of enriched uranium from Rosatom indirectly fund Russian drone manufacturing while unaccounted-for drones surveil sensitive U.S. facilities. (9)