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U.S. Must Form Shield Against Cruise Missiles, And Soon, Report Finds

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Monday, December 3rd, 2007

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The United States must move swiftly to form a shield against rapidly-proliferating enemy cruise missiles, a shield that would include an advanced sensor system and U.S. interceptor missiles such as those already deployed against conventional missiles. That is the finding of a 54-page report of the George C. Marshall Institute, a scientific-academic think tank in Washington focusing on public policy and defense issues, including missile defense and space security. At issue is an enormous proliferation of cruise missiles and their…

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