"...President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates have tried to get defense spending under control by ending or cutting certain programs like the F-22, airborne laser, or the new presidential helicopter while allowing for modest growth. Gates views these cuts as a prophylaxis for deeper ones later..."
Reference: www.americanprogress.org .
President Obama Retreats on Third-Site Missile Defenses "...Constitutionally mandated to ratify or reject treaties, the U.S. Senate should make clear to President Obama that it will not sacrifice missile defense in exchange for a new treaty with Russia reducing strategic nuclear weapons.[4]..."
Reference: www.heritage.org .
Sessions says missile cuts 'unacceptable' "...takes about $1.2 billion from national missile defense, much of it from the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program led by Boeing in Huntsville. Sessions also pointed out that work has stopped on the Kinetic Energy Interceptor and Multiple Kill Vehicle follow-on programs, and that about $900 million will also be moved to theater missiles, "leaving us a real big hole and very damaging cuts in national missile defense." ..."
Reference: www.al.com .
Republicans To Oppose Missile Defense Cuts in Authorization Markup "...Taepodong 2 long-range ballistic missile and Iran's successful test of a ballistic missile capable of reaching Israel and parts of Europe (see GSN, May 21). "Instead of a missile defense cut, we must invest in capabilities that protect the U.S. homeland, our forward-deployed troops, and allies," said Strategic Forces Subcommittee ranking member Michael Turner (R-Ohio)...."
Reference: www.globalsecuritynewswire.org .
Obama’s Missile Defense Conundrum "...One of the major missile defense programs on the chopping block is the Airborne Laser (ABL) system. This energy directed weapon is used to shoot down a long-range missile shortly after launch–the point at which a missile is most vulnerable. Another casualty looks to be the Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) program..."
Reference: blog.heritage.org .
U.S. lawmakers react to Missile Defense cuts "...Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced major cuts to defense spending including reducing the budget for the Missile Defense Agency by $1.4 billion. Gates said he does not propose to increase the number of ground-based interceptors in Alaska as had been planned. ..."
Reference: www.ktva.com .
Down the Homestretch: Alabama’s 5th District (Open Seat) "...Thanks to the Marshall Space Flight Center and Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama’s Fifth District is a defense and high-tech hub. Parker got a boost when he invited several big-name defense contractors to watch a clip of Sen. Barack Obama pledging in 2007 to cut investment in unproven missile defense systems. “Some jaws hit the floor,” Parker claimed...."
Reference: blogs.wsj.com .
