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Pentagon Budget Proposal Cuts Missile Defense
The Pentagon will request $550 million less for missile defense programs in the budget proposal that is part of the Obama administration’s budget.
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Kristol: U.S. Must Get Serious on Missile Defense
The Missile Defense Gap
Lawmakers to Hagel: East Coast vulnerable to Iranian attack
A delegation of Republican lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) have petitioned Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to reverse the Obama administration’s recent decision to terminate a missile interceptor array that could protect United States soil from an Iranian attack and bolster U.S. defenses.
Obama, Hagel Kill Missile Defense in Europe
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel cancelled the final stage of a Europe based U.S. missile defense system on Friday.
Obama’s Missile Defense Misfire
Science panel faults Obama administration missile defense plan
A scientific panel of experts said on Tuesday that the Obama administration’s plan for a phased missile defense in Europe will not adequately protect the United States from the looming threat of an Iranian long-range missile attack.
THE MOSCOW-TEHRAN AXIS
Moscow reconsiders sales of S-300 missiles to Iran
Russia is reconsidering sales of advanced S-300 air defense missiles to Iran as the Senate on Wednesday rejected a bipartisan resolution that would have linked granting Moscow permanent normal trade status to a halt in Russian arms sales to Syria.
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Russian general who threatened preemptive U.S. attacks to meet Dempsey on missile defense
Russia’s top general who recently threatened preemptive attacks on U.S. missile defenses is set to meet at the Pentagon Thursday with Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Intermediate Threat
Turner: Russia missile tests indicate Moscow to abandon intermediate-range missile ban
Russia’s recent tests of ballistic missiles are clear signs Moscow is making good on announced threats to prepare preemptive strikes on U.S. missile defenses, a senior House Republican disclosed this week.
The Moscow-Tehran Axis
Russians supplying missile goods to Iran, U.S. intelligence says
Russian missile manufacturers provided goods to Iran’s ballistic missile program, but U.S. intelligence agencies claim the proliferation is not part of an official Moscow policy of backing Tehran weapons programs.
GOP Probes Obama’s Secret Deal with Putin
House Republicans are demanding answers from President Obama on his alleged secret deal with Russia regarding plans for a U.S. missile defense shield.