Resetting Missile Defenses: Setting the Matter Straight (E-Notes, May 2011).

摘要

James Carafano's April 20, 2011 commentary, 'Resetting Missile Defenses' is breathtaking in scope as it moves from missile defense, to the overall defense budget, to prescriptions regarding government-wide spending and national priorities. While there is much in his piece we agree with--particularly the importance of ballistic missile defense to the United States and key allies--some of his remarks fly in the face of the current realities regarding one aspect of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), Aegis BMD.