How Would We Stop a Nuclear Missile?

Most of us are hoping that any nuclear threats are just empty threats, and getting at the facts about ICBMs can be difficult. But what would actually happen if someone launched a nuclear weapon?

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LA Pleading for Missile Warning Satellites To Track Wildfires

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Could Lasers Be The Future Of Anti-Missile Weapons?

http://breakingdefense.com/2014/05/the-limits-of-lasers-missile-defense-at-speed-of-light/
http://breakingdefense.com/2015/08/return-of-the-abl-missile-defense-agency-works-on-laser-drone/

Images:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dauntless_bomb_drop.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trident_II_missile_image.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tomahawk_Block_IV_cruise_missile.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goldsboro_Mk_39_Bomb_1-close-up.jpeg
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:YAL-1A_Airborne_Laser_unstowed_crop.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Military_laser_experiment.jpg