Read the full piece here. While the Pentagon is calling this test a success, some experts cautioned that the $40 billion missile defense system still has a long way to go before it can be considered fully developed. “It marks two successes in a row, which is significant, but only two hits out of the […]
Executive Director John Tierney Quoted in Al Jazeera
Read the full piece in Al Jazeera. John Tierney, executive director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told Al Jazeera the missile programme – despite its cost – has a success record of less than 50 percent. “Unfortunately, we need to be aware of a false sense of security here. This programme is […]
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle Quoted in NPR
Read the full piece in NPR. The test conducted by troops of the 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base cost $244 million. Philip E. Coyle is a former head of the Pentagon’s test and evaluation office and a senior fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. He tells The Associated Press, […]
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle Quoted in The Atlantic
Read the full piece here. On Tuesday, Philip Coyle, a senior fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told CNN the test “marks two successes in a row, which is significant,” but added that only two of the last five attempts were successful. “In school, 40 percent isn’t a passing grade,” Coyle told […]
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle Quoted in Defense News
Read the full piece. “Based on its testing record, we cannot rely upon this missile defense program to protect the United States from a North Korean long-range missile. If anything, over-reliance on missile defenses could impede diplomatic efforts that could avoid a dangerous confrontation,” Philip Coyle, who formerly headed the Pentagon’s office of operational test […]
