Key Findings It may not need to strike Earth to become a threat. Our defensive playbook was built for rocks, not unknown intentions. And the world’s first interstellar anomaly is testing every assumption we have. Beyond impact threats, new data shows humanity may face dangers no planetary-defense model ever accounted for. USA HERALD – When As 3I/ATLAS defies natural physics, America confronts whether current planetary-defense tools could counter an interstellar visitor that poses threats beyond direct impact.