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U.S. Faces Uphill Battle In Gaining Additional European Missile Defense Investment

U.S. Faces Uphill Battle In Gaining Additional European Missile Defense Investment
A SM-3 1B launching off a Navy cruiser in Oct. 2013. Photo: Missile Defense Agency.

The United States faces an uphill battle in its quest for increased European investment in missile defense capabilities, according to a missile defense expert. “If the U.S. basically asked Europe for burden sharing on missile defense, I would be surprised if Europe would agree to that,” Tom Collina of the Arms Control Association (ACA) told Defense Daily Thursday. “I think the only way it gets built is if the U.S. pays the whole bill.” The Defense Department continued its call…

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