By Emelie Rutherford A major driver in costs of the Obama administration's overseas missile-defense architecture will be the types of ships the Pentagon uses, according to congressional budget experts. Several lawmakers on armed services committees, including Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), have talked of the possible need to buy more Navy ships for the sea-and-land-based European missile-defense setup the Pentagon unveiled last month. The new arrangement, which scraps Bush administration plans for ground-based interceptors and radar in Eastern Europe,…
CBO: Ship Costs Major Unknown In New Missile Defense Setup
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