Trump’s space wall

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 Trump will go to the Pentagon today to unveil a plan to expand the US missile defense program to include a network of sensors and interceptors that can shoot down incoming weapons from “rogue states.” Kingston Reif, of the Arms Control Association tells host Marco Werman why space-based interceptors are so controversial.

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