CONGRESS CORRECTS A BIG MISTAKE
November 03, 2008
November 03, 2008
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., issued the following column:
Recently, Congress reversed an ill-conceived decision it and President Clinton made in 1993 to abandon the study of space-based interceptors for missile defense. As a result, the Department of Defense can now move forward on a study that could provide a roadmap for both a future defense of the United States from ballistic missile attack and a defense of our critical national security space systems.
Recently, Congress reversed an ill-conceived decision it and President Clinton made in 1993 to abandon the study of space-based interceptors for missile defense. As a result, the Department of Defense can now move forward on a study that could provide a roadmap for both a future defense of the United States from ballistic missile attack and a defense of our critical national security space systems.