$40-billion missile defense system proves unreliable By: David Willman June 15, 2014 With a convulsive rumble, followed by billowing flames and exhaust, a sleek 60-foot rocket emerged from its silo at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base. It was a test of the backbone of the nation’s missile defense system. If North Korea or Iran ever […]
Associated Press Story on Missile Defense Quotes Phil Coyle
US missile defense system unreliable in tests. June 15, 2014 The U.S. missile defense system can’t be relied on to hit its targets even in scripted tests a decade after it was declared operational and despite $40 billion spent, according to a newspaper’s investigation. The Los Angeles Times found that officials overstated the reliability of […]
Inside Defense Story on Missile Defense Test Quotes Phil Coyle ($)
Intercept Test Of Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle Will Guide GMD Future By: Jen Judson and John Liang June 16, 2014 The troubled Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System program will “shortly” undertake an intercept test of its Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, according to the Pentagon’s director of missile defense policy. The intercept test will guide the Missile Defense Agency […]
Inside Defense Story on Missile Defense Quotes Phil Coyle
Intercept Test Of Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle Will Guide GMD Future June 6, 2014 The troubled Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System program will “shortly” undertake an intercept test of its Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, according to the Pentagon’s director of missile defense policy. The intercept test will guide the Missile Defense Agency in deciding whether to focus on […]
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Adds Two New Directors: Lt. Gov. Newsom & Sen. Dorgan
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation announced two additions to its governance structure: California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom will join the Center’s Board of Directors and former Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) will join the Center’s National Advisory Board.
