The United States has suspended Bush-administration plans for a missile defense shield in Poland, a spokeswoman for the Polish Ministry of Defense said Thursday. “This is catastrophic for Poland,” said the spokeswoman, who declined to be named in line with ministry policy
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Are U.S. Missile Defenses Geared for the Wrong Missiles?
More than 25 years and $100 billion ago, Ronald Reagan ordered the Pentagon build a system to “intercept and destroy strategic ballistic missiles before they reached our own soil.” This week, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs said there wasn’t much point.