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Republicans Slam New Missile Defense Plan Democrats Praise

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Friday, September 18th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford Congressional Republicans immediately attacked yesterday the Pentagon's new European missile-defense plan, charging it would leave the United States vulnerable, while Democrats hailed the new sea-and-land-based approach as vital for countering near-term overseas threats. Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. James Cartwright told Pentagon reporters yesterday the new proposal--a phased, distributed interceptor and sensor setup that does not include the planned fixed radar in the Czech Republic and ground-based interceptors in Poland--"is consistent with"…

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HASC Wants Info On Army’s Plans To Pursue Autonomous Aerial Delivery, Surface Vessels For Logistics

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HASC Bill Would Allow Air Force To Buy More Than 267 F-15EXs

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