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by burkaman 3222 days ago
We have one, but intercepting long range missiles is very hard.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground-Based_Midcourse_Defense

There are also lots of political issues around weaponizing space and deploying interceptors where we would need them. The US had to withdraw from a treaty with Russia in order to build the current system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Ballistic_Missile_Treaty