Well said, Chance!

I'd have more faith in the NMD if other so-called defence systems actually worked. Remember the Patriot missiles in the Gulf War - the ones that stopped Israel from being flattened? They were complete pants.
Not one succeeded in doing what it was supposed to do - which was intercept and destroy incoming ordnance before it posed a threat to Israel.
Thankfully Saddam's Scuds were even less reliable.

Now where did I put that old duffel bag and that lump of U235?