Throwaway-6384 t1_je60bob wrote on March 29, 2023 at 5:37 PM

Is there anything that we know about which could shoot it down or track where it is going?

lordderplythethird t1_je6cfzn wrote on March 29, 2023 at 6:54 PM

Tracking is easy. They've been tracking ICBMs since ICBMs were a thing. Flying higher than the International Space Station and at Mach 20+ makes them incredibly easy to track.

Shooting down, not as much. There are systems that can (AEGIS SM-3, GMD, etc), but they can only handle a handful before they're overwhelmed.

Directed energy weapons will make it easier, but they don't exist yet