Missile defense
- From: "Mike" <yard22192@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 24 Mar 2006 07:16:52 -0800
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20060323-114852-8893r.htm
Missile defense
The United States is close to completing a deal that will result in
the creation of a third ground-based missile interceptor site in
Europe. The candidate nations for the site that will hold 10 high-speed
missile interceptors are Poland, the Czech Republic and Britain, a
senior defense official tells us. Negotiations for the site have been
under way for some time and more than $100 million is already
authorized for the site, which is part of the global U.S. missile
defense system now oriented toward Asia. The system of interceptors and
sensors now has eight ground-based interceptors located at two U.S.
sites - Fort Greely, Alaska, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
The European interceptor base will provide defenses against an Iranian
missile attack on Europe, or possibly against the United States, if
Tehran builds intercontinental missiles in the future. Russia is
expected to oppose the European interceptor base, viewing it as a
threat to Moscow's missile force, although defense officials said the
10 interceptors would be no match for Russia's thousands of warheads.
Missile Defense Agency Director Lt. Gen. Henry Obering said during a
speech at the fourth annual missile defense conference on Monday that
the current limited missile defenses can thwart an attack from North
Korea and that up to 12 interceptors will be added this year. "I am
confident that if we had to use the system, the system would work," he
said.
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