The funny thing is that the ABMs are the last defense in a chain arcing backwards from the intended targets, us/US. The certain events of an ICBM attack are launch, boost, re-entry. The boost phase is in a near arc to Poland. The Russians know exactly the implications of that. But the worm is about to turn on this whole scenario with the introduction of direct energy weapons for both ABM and F-ing a host of other things up as well. These technologies are in the test and development phase and will be a reality in the near future and not the far. The legend has it that Reagan proposed “Star Wars” as a national project like the space race and the Russians crapped themselves. Bankrupted them so to speak. Well, in a way, SDI is here and well. There is a point that when you get to a certain level of technical granularity that shooting down missiles is child’s-play. We’re not there yet but we are getting there. Arms race anyone?