If that's the case, then it would seem to me that a country that has this capability, plus also the capability of defending itself against other countries' missiles, would be stronger and more prestigious than a country that only has the capability of offensive missiles but doesn't have a national defence missile system.
Si c'est le cas, il me semble qu'un pays possédant cette capacité, et en plus celle de se défendre contre les missiles d'autres pays, serait plus puissant et plus prestigieux qu'un pays qui n'a que la capacité offensive, sans le système de défense antimissiles.