Obama’s Missile Defense Conundrum
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What would you do if an enemy tested a weapon that could kill millions of your fellow citizens? According to Heritage Foundation vice president Kim Holmes, the logical response would be to build up a missile defense system capable of knocking a ballistic missile out of the sky. Unfortunately, the Obama Administration’s recent announcement to cut missile defense isn’t exactly logical. In fact it is downright puzzling. Holmes discusses this confusion in his recent op-ed in the Washington Times.
While North Korea tested a long-range missile, the Pentagon announced a $1.4 billion cut in missile defense spending–the very programs that would protect the U.S. in the event of a rogue ballistic missile attack. (more…)