President Obama said Thursday that he is abandoning Bush-era plans for a long-range missile defense system based in Poland and the Czech Republic, turning instead to a land- and sea-based system of sensors and interceptors that is focused on stopping shorter-range missiles that could be fired from Iran. Full Story »
Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV - via Washington Post
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Very little informed technical opinion on whether the missile systems would be likely to work. It ignores the cruise missile threat and the satchel nuke threat. A smart offense can easily and cheaply outsmart a defensive system.
While Bush's ICBM missile defense was a useless boondoggle, details on this alternative design are missing from the discussion here. Global ... More »
I think this is a good thing for a few reasons; we keep the system in our control, the system will become operational quicker - this is the most ... More »
In his briefing, Gates anticipated those criticisms, and fired back strongly. “Those who say we are scrapping missile defense in Europe are either misinformed or ... More »
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