Navy OKs $1B for missile called flawed by weapons tester   By Tony Capaccio Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy approved an Alliant Techsystems Inc. anti-radar missile for full production valued at as much as $1.1 billion, even though the Pentagon’s chief tester says the weapon’s performance flaws “largely negate” its “ability to accomplish […]

“Report Critiques U.S. Missile Defense”   By Tom Z. Collina Arms Control Today Arguing that the U.S.-based ballistic missile interceptor system is “very expensive” but has “limited effectiveness” against potential attacks from Iran, a September report by the independent National Research Council recommends replacing the current system with a revamped but largely similar system and […]