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by antmaper 4035 days ago
Just paint the missiles with reflective paint.
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From the article:

"MBDA's tests have also helped to debunk the science-fiction idea that reflective armour would defend against laser weapons. They found that any dust on the mirrored surface would get burned in, and lead to the destruction of the target even faster than with a non-reflective surface."

gliese1337 also explained it more in details in this thread.

I need to learn to read before comment lol
Ablative paint is another option, though it just means that it takes a bigger laser or more time to destroy.