A mysterious interstellar anomaly may yet rewrite how the United States conceives national security. In recent weeks, the enigmatic 3I/ATLAS has displayed baffling behaviour. The interstellar object has forced a strategic rethink of what 'homeland defence' must now encompass.
Meanwhile, the Golden Dome for America initiative looms ever larger as Washington's answer to an evolving threat landscape. As astronomers pore over high-resolution images capturing the comet's rigid, directional jets, intermittent surges in brightness and puzzling decelerations, the conversations around planetary defence have moved out of the purely scientific sphere.
