
Soviets tested a terminal 'hard‑kill' silo defence that showered incoming warheads with metal darts
Declassified reporting shows the Soviet Union tested a terminal, hard‑kill, active‑protection‑style system for ICBM silos that attempted to defeat incoming ballistic warheads by dispersing clouds of metal darts to shred or deflect warheads before impact. Tests reached at least the prototype/testing phase.