Stein, Lewis, and Lair argue that given the economic, industrial, and strategic costs, space-based interceptors are a poor choice for American security. They would provide an expensive yet brittle defense which could be easily circumvented while encouraging destabilizing adversary responses. https://www.fpri.org/article/2026/09/nothing-new-under-the-golden-dome-space-based-interceptors-in-the-trump-administration/