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In its effort to quickly build and deploy a missile defense system, the Bush administration has quietly sidestepped a federal law that requires "operational testing" for new weapons systems before they are deployed.
Instead, the Defense Department has argued that its ambitious $50 billion program to destroy missiles fired at the United States is still under development and not ready for such testing even though the first interceptors of the system are scheduled to be installed and switched on this fall.
...Critics argue that even after two decades of research, missile intercept technology is far from proven. No intercept flight tests have been conducted since December 2002, before Bush announced his program, and that test failed. A recent test planned for March was postponed until late July.
Bradenton.com article
Instead, the Defense Department has argued that its ambitious $50 billion program to destroy missiles fired at the United States is still under development and not ready for such testing even though the first interceptors of the system are scheduled to be installed and switched on this fall.
...Critics argue that even after two decades of research, missile intercept technology is far from proven. No intercept flight tests have been conducted since December 2002, before Bush announced his program, and that test failed. A recent test planned for March was postponed until late July.
Do you ever wonder where all this will end?
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