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"WASHINGTON - Russia has failed to shoot down the Bush administration's missile defense ambitions. But the high-priced project — a derivative of the "Star Wars" plan that President Reagan unveiled 25 years ago this week — still faces hostile political ****** at home and abroad.
The aim of developing a missile shield is at the core of President Bush's defense policy, although the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, showed that an enemy does not need rocket science to penetrate U.S. defenses."
"The Union of Concerned Scientists, a longtime opponent of missile defense, argues that any country capable of building long-range missiles would also know how to use decoys and other means of fooling U.S. interceptors.
"There is little or no prospect that the United States will develop a defense system that could defend against real-world, long-range missiles in the foreseeable future," the organization said this month in a critique timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Reagan's "Star Wars" speech.'
Costs a lot,makes others worry and very high probability it won't even work.But I guess since there is big bucks to be made by defense contractors WE NEED IT!:eek:
"WASHINGTON - Russia has failed to shoot down the Bush administration's missile defense ambitions. But the high-priced project — a derivative of the "Star Wars" plan that President Reagan unveiled 25 years ago this week — still faces hostile political ****** at home and abroad.
The aim of developing a missile shield is at the core of President Bush's defense policy, although the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, showed that an enemy does not need rocket science to penetrate U.S. defenses."
"The Union of Concerned Scientists, a longtime opponent of missile defense, argues that any country capable of building long-range missiles would also know how to use decoys and other means of fooling U.S. interceptors.
"There is little or no prospect that the United States will develop a defense system that could defend against real-world, long-range missiles in the foreseeable future," the organization said this month in a critique timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Reagan's "Star Wars" speech.'
Costs a lot,makes others worry and very high probability it won't even work.But I guess since there is big bucks to be made by defense contractors WE NEED IT!:eek:
