Reports: NATO Missile Defense Overpriced, Underpowered -- Anti-War
Pentagon Adviser Warns of Big Problems, Offers No Solutions
In 2009, after years of reports about dramatic cost overruns, long delays and technological failures, President Obama announced he was essentially scrapping the Bush-era missile defense plan for Europe, replacing it with a new, more mobile version that was supposed to be cheaper and easier to get off the ground.
Fast forward to today, and a pair of new reports from the GAO and the Pentagon’s advisory body are casting yet more doubts on the new system, noting it is plagued by many of the same problems of the abandoned system.
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Update: European Missile Defense Program Coming Under New Scrutiny -- Huffington Post/AP
My Comment: I rarely post articles from Anti-War .... their posting is more focused on ideology/philosophy/commentary (and that is where I usually post their commentary) .... but on the case of NATO's missile defense program .... they have a point.