A report by a key Pentagon office on ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs should raise concerns that they are far from finished, reliable systems able to strike down incoming enemy missiles, an analyst argues. The Aegis and the Ground-based Midcourse Defense, or GMD, missile defense programs are criticized in a paper by Victoria Samson, research analyst with the Center for Defense Information, a Washington think tank oriented toward defense, especially missile defense. She cites an annual report from a Pentagon…
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