Tag Archives: U.S. Ground-based Missile Defense (GMD)

Rushing to Failure, Again

Posted on June 20, 2014 by

Hit or Miss, Sunday’s Missile Defense Test Will Not Justify Expansion By Tom Z. Collina In 2004, President George W. Bush began fielding the Ground-Based Missile Defense (GMD) system that is in place today, composed of 30 interceptor missiles in … Continue reading →

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East Coast Missile Defense? Just Say No, Again

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

By Tom Z. Collina The FY 2013 Defense Authorization Bill is on the Senate floor this week, and Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) is planning to offer an amendment that would promote the construction of a missile defense site on the … Continue reading →

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New Report: After Over $30 Billion Spent, U.S. Missile Defense Still Has Serious “Shortcomings”

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

By Tom Z. Collina A report by the National Research Council (NRC) released today finds that the US Ground-based Missile Defense (GMD) system deployed Alaska and California has “shortcomings” so serious that it recommends the system be completely redesigned, rebuilt … Continue reading →

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