Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.), a key lawmaker overseeing missile defense programs, indicated she was unimpressed by the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) interceptor killing a target missile, because the target didn't emit countermeasures. Tauscher, who chairs the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) strategic forces subcommittee, said she must see the GMD take out a target missile that deploys countermeasures before she knows it will work. That would make it a credible system, she said. But, she added, apparently Iran and North…
Rep. Tauscher Not Impressed By Successful Ground-based Midcourse Defense Test Killing Target, Because It Didn’t Emit Countermeasures
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