Can Russia Really Shoot Down U.S. Missiles in Syria?

The Trump administration appears to have officially come to a conclusion on whether to respond to an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, with the US president suggesting Wednesday that a missile strike is eminent. “Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria,” Trump wrote on Twitter. Russia’s foreign ministry responded to the warning by accusing the US of attempting to destroy evidence of the reported chemical weapons attack, which Russia and the Syrian government have denied ever occurred.