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Congress To Probe Possible Need For More Ships For Obama Missile-Defense Plan

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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford House lawmakers seeking more information on President Barack Obama's new European missile-defense plans intend to grill experts next week on whether additional Navy vessels will be needed for the ship-based missile shield. Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) told Defense Daily yesterday he believes additional ships will need to be purchased yet wants to learn much more about the modified missile-defense setup. The new ship-based arrangement, which scraps former President George W. Bush's plans for ground-based interceptors and radar in Eastern Europe,…

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