Friday, April 10, 2009
Missile Defense Ships Would Protect Against China, Gates Says
From Global Security Newswire:
The increasing number of U.S. warships equipped with ballistic missile defense technology would provide greater protection in case of conflict with China, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday (see GSN, April 7).
"We're converting more ships to have ballistic missile defense that would help against China," he told a PBS interviewer in regard to his budget plan for fiscal 2010.
The budget would reduce funding at the Missile Defense Agency by $1.4 billion but seeks $200 million to install missile shield technology on six ships, Gates said Monday.
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My Comment: This story escaped coverage from the main stream media. Ignoring the fact that they want to equip 6 ships with missile defense systems, but what is surprising is that Sec. of Defense Gates names China by name.
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