U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) looks at an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at Kandahar Air field, December 11, 2008 (Reuters)(Photo from World Military Forum)From Reuters:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday defended cuts to U.S. missile defense programs, saying Washington would still invest in boosting defenses against long-range missile threats, like those posed by North Korea and Iran.
Gates told a House of Representatives subcommittee that the United States had made "great technological progress on missile defense" in the last two decades, but it was vital to strike a balance between research and development of new programs and procurement.
He said the Pentagon had enough money from its fiscal 2009 budget to start building missile defense facilities in the Czech Republic and Poland if those countries approve and the Obama administration decides to move ahead with the plans.
But he said the administration also had "great interest" in partnering with Russia on missile defense.
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My Comment: Secretary of Defense Gates is becoming more and more a politician with each passing day.
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