[World Building] A Future History of Space Force

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Originally Posted by Fred Brackin

Even missiles need to get to their target before lasers kill the launching vessel. At least the launching vessel hopes so.

If this is not possible only expendable drones will launch long range missiles (which will have to be autonomous).

I don't know if any lasers that have been successfully used to kill space targets. I do know of several countries using missiles.

At some point lasers may become viable, but in the near term, I think missiles make a lot more sense.