Missile defence mostly escapes budget cuts

摘要

US missile defence programmes are to be largely protected In the Department of Defense's (DoD's) forthcoming budget proposal, but some elements are set for reductions."Despite [missile defence's] importance, we were not able to protect all of the funding in this area," according to a document unveiled on 26 January outlining the Pentagon's budget priorities for Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13) and beyond.The document said that the upcoming budget would protect funding for missile defence systems to defend the US homeland and for the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) intended to protect deployed US forces and their allies.