Congress Should Not Permit Negative GAO Report to Curtail Weapons Programs heritage.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from heritage.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In 1995, The Heritage Foundation's Missile Defense Study Teamproposed to Congress a comprehensive plan for developing anddeploying an effective global defense against ballistic missiles.
Bill Clinton's former CIA Director R. James Woolsey in 2013 led a panel breaking down the threat of a natural or nuclear EMP to the U.S. electric grid and other critical infrastructure.
Members of Congress should not consider steps that would underminethe efforts of Secretary Rumsfeld to enable the MDA to proceed aggressively toward missile defense. They also should not try tosecond guess every decision the MDA makes during development.
On May 7, 2009, the Obama Administration announced its FY 2010 defense budget which reduces missile defense spending by $1.62billion. The programs that require funds include the Ground-basedMidcourse Defense (GMD) interceptors and the Multiple Kill Vehicle(MKV). Congress must confront the Obama Administration over itsopposition to placing missile defense interceptors where they canbe most effective in space.