Monday, May 17, 2010

Study Undermines President Obama's Startegy To Rely On Missile Defense To Protect America

Review Cites Flaws In U.S. Antimissile Program -- New York Times

President Obama’s plans for reducing America’s nuclear arsenal and defeating Iran’s missiles rely heavily on a new generation of antimissile defenses, which last year he called “proven and effective.”

His confidence in the heart of the system, a rocket-powered interceptor known as the SM-3, was particularly notable because as a senator and presidential candidate he had previously criticized antimissile arms. But now, a new analysis being published by two antimissile critics, at M.I.T. and Cornell, casts doubt on the reliability of the new weapon.

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My Comment: I always enjoy a skeptic .... I just wish there were more of them in the Obama administration.

1 comment:

XBradTC said...

I'd be more than a little skeptical of this particular skeptic. He's full of shit.

http://closingvelocity.typepad.com/closing_velocity/2010/05/ted-postol-aegis-sm3-only-20-successful-mda-postol-is-100-full-of-shit.html