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CongressSen. Nelson Again To Chair Panel Overseeing NASA
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) will again chair the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee science and space subcommittee that oversees NASA. Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), chairman of the […]
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Business/FinancialAlaska Members Of Congress Press Pentagon Not To Cut GMD
Alaska members of Congress are pushing Secretary of Defense Robert Gates not to cut funding for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, part of the multi-layered U.S. shield against enemy missiles. […]
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Obama Doesn’t Mention Iranian Long-Range Rocket Or Planned European Missile Defense, But He Assails Iranian Move Toward Nukes
President Says United States Should Counter Iranian Threat With ‘All Resources,’ Mentioning Diplomacy President Obama discussed the threat from Iran, but never mentioned missile defense, during his first formal White […]
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Obering: Using Aegis Ships To Block Iranian Missiles Would Require European Defense Radar
United States May Not Have Time, Until 2013-2015, Before Iran Develops Nuclear-Tipped ICBM While some in Congress think the United States could cancel the European Missile Defense (EMD) program and […]
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Gen. Cartwright: Iran Possesses ICBM Technology, But Further Refinements Needed For Missile
Iran proved it now possesses the technology to build intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), though further work would be required to perfect such a weapon, according to Marine Corps Gen. James […]
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United States Offers To Slow, Not Kill, European Missile Defense If Russia Helps Stop Iran From Developing Nuclear Bombs
The Obama administration is willing to delay plans to construct the European Missile Defense (EMD) system as a shield against Iranian missiles, if Russia will help the United States pressure […]
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Tauscher: Delay European Missile Defense, Focus Instead On European Defense Against Short-Medium Range Iranian Missiles
She Condemns Iran For Developing Missile Able To Strike Targets In United States Tauscher Says European System Won’t Be Dropped In Deal With Moscow, But EMD Would Protect America, Not […]
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Lawmakers Submit Legislation To Set Defense Spending Floor Of 4 Percent; Analyst Sees This As Minimal
Every $1 Billion In Defense Outlays Sustains 6,500 Jobs Across Nation Legislation saying that defense spending couldn’t fall to less than 4 percent of U.S. economic output was unveiled by […]
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Stimulus Bill Includes $2.8 Billion For DHS
By Calvin Biesecker House and Senate negotiators yesterday agreed to a compromise stimulus bill that includes spending on new and emerging screening technologies at airports and additional funding for the […]
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ArmyLawmaker Seeks Army Input On Earmarks
By Emelie Rutherford A member of a powerful defense panel in Congress is trying to garner the Army’s feedback on reforming lawmakers’ practice of earmarking funds in legislation for specific […]