There is some support in the Senate for building a missile-defense site on the U.S. East Coast, and the matter could be debated in the chamber this summer, lawmakers said recently. The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) discussed the idea of requiring the Pentagon to bury missile interceptors on the Eastern Seaboard when the panel crafted its version of the fiscal year 2013 defense authorization bill behind closed doors last month. Yet SASC members opted against voting on an amendment…
Simmering Senate Support For East Coast Missile Site
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