Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England said that U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs must receive continued support. "We need to continue to support the programs" that form the layered ballistic missile defense system, England told a conference of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Washington, D.C. Programs comprising the missile defense shield have scored "dramatic progress," England said. England praised Lt. Gen. Henry "Trey" Obering III, the MDA director who is…
Penultimate Pentagon Leader Says Missile Defense Must Be Supported
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