Missile Defense Program
Should America spend more capital on this program or should America only allow its' Presidents to operate diplomatically with words in the defense of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA?
First a definition:
Some facts:Quote:
The objective of the National Missile Defense (NMD) program is to develop and maintain the option to deploy a cost effective, operationally effective, and Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty compliant system that will protect the United States against limited ballistic missile threats, including accidental or unauthorized launches or Third World threats.
The primary mission of National Missile Defense is defense of the United States (all 50 states) against a threat of a limited strategic ballistic missile attack from a rogue nation. Such a system would also provide some capability against a small accidental or unauthorized launch of strategic ballistic missiles from more nuclear capable states. The means to accomplish the NMD mission are as follows:
• Field an NMD system that meets the ballistic missile threat at the time of a deployment decision.
• Detect the launch of enemy ballistic missile(s) and track.
• Continue tracking of ballistic missile(s) using ground based radars.
• Engage and destroy the ballistic missile warhead above the earth’s atmosphere by force of impact.
http://www.fas.org/spp/starwars/program/nmd/
There where of course failures as well but that is to be expected with any new emerging technology.Quote:
MISSILE DEFENSE TEST RESULTS IN SUCCESSFUL "HIT-TO-KILL" INTERCEPT
A test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System was successful in using a Standard Missile 3 interceptor to destroy a target warhead that separated from its booster rocket. June 22,2006
FIRST AT-SEA DEMONSTRATION OF SEA-BASED TERMINAL CAPABILITY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
The U.S. Navy, in cooperation with the Missile Defense Agency, today successfully conducted a ballistic missile defense demonstration involving the intercept of a target missile in the terminal phase (the last few seconds) of flight. May 24,2006
INTERCEPTOR COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENTAL FLIGHT TEST
A test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system was successful in meeting all test objectives. The test took place at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, and involved the successful launch of the THAAD interceptor missile from its mobile launcher. May 11, 2006
The largest failure would be not to act in defense of our country.
To not provide funding for and improvements for the National Missile Defense Program.
Reasoning for missile defense could not be clearer.
North Korea
Iran
Terrorists Orgs
Liberals - Lack of spine
