Congress
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CongressLevin, Tauscher: Boost Theater Missile Defense, Further Test GMD
By Emelie Rutherford Two senior lawmakers told Missile Defense Agency stakeholders yesterday more anti-missile capabilities are needed for protecting forward-deployed troops, yet said they will insist on thorough testing before […]
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Official Sees Possible Cuts In Ballistic Missile Program Budgets
Airborne Laser Offers Unique Technologies; Kinetic Energy Interceptor Advances Ballistic missile defense programs may face funding reductions just when those programs are about to provide a payoff after years of […]
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Business/Financial
Another Missile Defense Success: THAAD Kills Target Missile
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, missile defense system scored another successful hit against a target missile, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced. That successful hit was scored […]
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Business/Financial
Cartwright Says Missile Defense Systems Must Be Able To Perform Multiple Missions; Urges Common Use Of Sensors For Systems
General Says Missile Defense Programs Require Stable, Funding Over Years Missile defense programs must be able to handle multiple tasks in a cost-saving and efficient manner, because the military can […]
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Air ForcePartial Transcript Of Rep. Tauscher’s Remarks To Missile Defense Conference And Journalists:
Rep. Ellen O. Tauscher (D-Calif.), who chairs the House Armed Services Committee strategic forces subcommittee, whom President Obama has chosen for a nonproliferation post in the State Department, made comments […]
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Business/Financial
Commander Says Nothing Could Have Prevented Iridium-Cosmos Collision
Northing could have been done to prevent the collision of an Iridium Satellites LLC bird with a dead Russian Cosmos intel satellite, a senior U.S. military officer said. "There was […]
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Air Force
Military Officers: Missile Defense Works; When North Korea Launches Missile, High Probability U.S. Forces Can Knock It Down
North Korea Poses A Threat To Allies; Its Missile Launch Violates U.N. Rule; Even Satellite Launch Shows Korean Threat Multilayered U.S. Missile Defense System Seen as ‘Critical’: General’s Assessment Senior […]
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Business/Financial
Missile Defense Deters Threats, General States; Successful Tests Raise Confidence It Works; Programs Should Continue: General
Chilton: Cyber Hackers, Foes, Penetrate Military Computer Systems; New Nuclear Weapons Needed To Thwart Terror Thieves U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs deter threats and therefore should be continued, since […]
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Business/Financial
Rationale Disconnect: Missile Defense Foes Advance Conflicting Arguments On ABL, GMD
GMD Foes Say It Hasn’t Been Tested Against Countermeasures, But Then They Knock ABL Which Nails Missiles Despite Countermeasures As a full-scale battle opens this year over funding for missile […]
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Business/Financial
Rep. Tauscher To Leave House Armed Services Committee For Administration Post
Whether This Means Brighter Outlook For Missile Defense Programs Isn’t Yet Clear The leading congressional critic of missile defense systems will leave the powerful post where she was able to […]