[templar]

Once we develop it, the entire world can be brought under the shield, thus rendering nukes from rogue nations impotent. That will make nuclear weapons worthless.

More correctly, rendering nuclear missiles worthless. Nukes smuggled into a city by rogue governments or non-profit organizations, or delivered by FedEx or UPS would not be affected by SDI, no matter how well developed it was.

New military technology creates new military strategy. War was mostly preempted by the State during the middle ages, and now may be returning to the realm of non-State entities (Clans, ethnic groups, religious orders, etc.) as well as the official State; Or to State/non-State enterprises (aka Public/Private partnerships) to give States deniability and avoid direct conflict between armies.

[gitmo]

New military technology creates new military strategy. War was mostly preempted by the State during the middle ages, and now may be returning to the realm of non-State entities (Clans, ethnic groups, religious orders, etc.) as well as the official State; Or to State/non-State enterprises (aka Public/Private partnerships) to give States deniability and avoid direct conflict between armies.

Isn't that what terrorism is all about?