Kwajalein Marshall Islands, Land of Tomorrow

"...Kwajalein has become the splash-down and intercept launch site for the THAAD missile program, a current spin-off of Reagan-era Star Wars "Bright Pebbles" strategic planning. ..."
Reference: www.escapeartist.com

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Pentagon optimistic on missile defense system

Pentagon optimistic on missile defense system
"...Since the "Star Wars" plans of the Reagan administration, U.S. officials have spent more than $100 billion on missile defense weaponry and electronics. The Pentagon now maintains about two dozen interceptors in silos at Ft. Greely, Alaska, and at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California that are more advanced than earlier versions...."
Reference: www.latimes.com

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The Cost of Missile Defense is a Small Price to Pay for a Very High Dividend

The Cost of Missile Defense is a Small Price to Pay for a Very High Dividend
"...Missile defense programs are a cost-effective example. Derided in the 1980s as fanciful “star wars,” few defense experts today question whether anti-ballistic missile technologies like the “GMD” system (Ground-based Midcourse Defense, a system of systems that includes other missile defenses) can destroy nuclear missiles from North Korea and Iran. ..."
Reference: www.hawaiireporter.com

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Will Obama Continue 'Star Wars?'

Will Obama Continue 'Star Wars?'
"..."Congressional committees are looking to scale back the role of the Missile Defense Agency, an organization that has operated outside the normal rules for weapons programs since it was created by then-Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld in 2002," writes CQ's Josh Rogin...."
Reference: blog.wired.com

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