In this race, there are currently only two players, the Eastern Kingdom and across the ocean…
As for the final "boost phase missile defense," it refers to the rocket boost phase just after a missile's launch.
Shooting it down right after launch during the accelerating climb stage, if it were a nuclear bomb, you'd have to think twice about whether it might "hurt oneself before hurting others."
But the technical difficulty of doing this would truly break through the skies!
The "breaking through the skies" mentioned here is indeed meant literally.
Unless you can place your missile defense system near the opponent's launch site, the most viable plan for "boost phase missile defense" is to use "space-based weapons"…
The core of this "Space-Based Missile Defense System" includes two elements.
One is the "space-based weapons satellite design diagram."