The 1987 space-based ballistic missile defense system that could work today ...

Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) armed with nuclear warheads can be intercepted during the boost phase, midcourse ...

Both the U.S. and Russia deploy hundreds of nuclear-armed ICBMs that can be fired and reach targets within minutes.

In tight confines 60 feet underground, Air Force missileers rotate 24-hour shifts at ICBM missile launch control centers in ...