Let the NRO Get Started

摘要

The U.S. government's plan for a new generation of sophisticated electro-optical intelligence-gathering satellites continues to face opposition from a pair of powerful U.S. senators who are pushing what they say is a lower-cost, less risky alternative.rnIn part because of the classified nature of the program, Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Christopher Bond (R-Mo.) have not publicly offered specifics of their preferred alternative. But as chairwoman and vice chairman, respectively, of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Sens. Feinstein and Bond are in position to make life difficult for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) as it seeks to get moving on a critical national capability. Both lawmakers also serve on the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee.