President Obama has submitted a defense budget request to Congress for fiscal year 2010 that, if implemented, will dramatically reshape America's military.
Without congressional intervention, the Air Force's ability toconduct air superiority missions will be increasingly at risk overthe next three decades.
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.