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The Ever-Thinning Dollar Defense |
| Published: September 30, 2007, 1:56 am |
| Tags: east asia, military, usa, wmd, asia, defense, dprk, korea, missile defense agency, missiles, north korea, nukes |
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Not that here isn’t something awe-inspiring about the concept of spending gazillions for nuke-tipped missiles, only to present a check for yet more missiles to destroy the first batch, but 70% is not a great record. The $85 million test was a rerun of one that was supposed to have taken place in May but was scrubbed when the target misfired. The test marked the sixth successful downing of a target in 10 full-fledged intercept tests since October 1999 in which knocking down the target was the primary objective, said Richard Lehner, a spokesman for the Missile Defense Agency. It’s also inspiring, that Washington doesn’t feel challenged enough in Iraq to tackle another challenge with the Kim regime that cannot both feed people and deliver a nuclear payload consistently. I feel safe as an American, that Washington can spend so much money to be so diligent about self-fulfilling tests. Being the profligate hyperpower that devices the threat of wasting more money than [ Full article ] |
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