US Ambassador to Czech Reublic Richard W Greber andUS Lieutenant-General Henry Trey Obering (Photo: AFP)
Obama To Be Told U.S. Missile Defense Capable,
General Says -- CNN
General Says -- CNN
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The outgoing head of the U.S. missile defense agency said he'll tell President-elect Barack Obama's transition team that missile defenses are workable and working in tests.
During the campaign, aides to Obama said he would support a missile defense shield when "the technology is proved to be workable."
Lt. Gen. Trey Obering said Wednesday that missile technology is developed much further than some may believe it to be.
"Our testing has shown not only can we hit a bullet with a bullet, we can hit a spot on the bullet with a bullet. The technology has caught up," Obering said Wednesday.
Although not mentioning the president-elect or any of his transition team by name, Obering said that many critics are "behind the curve."
"What we have discovered is, a lot of those folks that have not been in this administration seem to be dated in terms of the program. They are kind of calibrated back in the 2000 timeframe," Obering said.
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During the campaign, aides to Obama said he would support a missile defense shield when "the technology is proved to be workable."
Lt. Gen. Trey Obering said Wednesday that missile technology is developed much further than some may believe it to be.
"Our testing has shown not only can we hit a bullet with a bullet, we can hit a spot on the bullet with a bullet. The technology has caught up," Obering said Wednesday.
Although not mentioning the president-elect or any of his transition team by name, Obering said that many critics are "behind the curve."
"What we have discovered is, a lot of those folks that have not been in this administration seem to be dated in terms of the program. They are kind of calibrated back in the 2000 timeframe," Obering said.
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"What we have discovered is, a lot of those folks that have not been in this administration seem to be dated in terms of the program. They are kind of calibrated back in the 2000 timeframe," Obering said.
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