For the first time in too long, a week went by without any major international security incidents (unless you count the US withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, which you probably should). Perhaps unsurprisingly, that meant there was also time to look at defensive measures for a change.  For instance! The US successfully tested its very expensive, not entirely reliable missile defense system, but that doesn't mean we'd be safe from a real-world attack.

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