A mighty new weapon concept was born in the early years of the new millennium. It was the Multiple Kill Vehicle, a high-precision machine that could target several threats at a time with a single launch.

By releasing a flock of smaller weapons, the Multiple Kill Vehicle, or MKV, would be capable of accurately addressing a threat and intercepting both real missiles and decoys before any harm reaches the nation’s borders.

The Pentagon’s project would struggle to generate much traction during its early years, but it is said that the promising device might just be the weapon America was waiting for...

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