A General on Why We Should Cut the Defense Budget on Background Briefing with Ian Masters. Listen to or download the file here Notable quotes: “If we could get Congress to start appropriating funds for defense programs based on security needs instead of the needs of their states or districts we could save a […]
PoliticoPro Article on East Coast Missile Defense Quotes Phil Coyle
Published in PoliticoPro Click here to read the piece. (paywall.) By Kate Brennan Published in PoliticoPro on December 12, 2012 North Korea’s successful rocket launch Wednesday energized Republican calls in Washington for increased investment in U.S. missile defense.
CNN Quotes Generals on Pentagon Spending
Published in CNN Opinion on December 12, 2012. Click here to read the piece in CNN Opinion. By Lt. General (ret. USA) Robert G. Gard Jr. PhD and Brig. General (ret. USA) John Johns, PhD. A strong U.S. military is indispensable to our national security. As retired military officers, we have dedicated our careers, on […]
Center Quoted on North Korean missile technology by Associated Press
look at North Korea’s secretive, advancing missile arsenal By Sam Kim Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s missile program is a point of national pride, with state TV regularly broadcasting past liftoffs set to rousing military anthems. But Pyongyang provides precious few details about its program’s inner workings, leaving outside analysts to […]
Watertown Daily Times Quotes Center on East Coast Missile Defense
Research group questions proposed missile site at Fort Drum By Gordon Block The placement of missiles in the East, potentially at Fort Drum, may not do much to help in the nation’s defense and could result in billions of dollars in unnecessary spending, according to a handful of military policy experts with reservations about the […]