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 advancing longer-term missile-defense systems. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and House Armed Services Strategic Forces subcommittee Chairwoman Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.) both emphasized their support for missile-defense systems that counter short- and medium-range missiles during speeches at the Washington gathering. "Patriot and the Aegis BMD system are…
Levin, Tauscher: Boost Theater Missile Defense, Further Test GMD
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