Kennedy on the ABM Withdrawal
June 15, 2002 :: The Claremont Institute :: Analysis
Claremont Institute President Brian Kennedy on President George W. Bush’s announcement that the United States is withdrawing from the ABM Treaty. (Article, Link)
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Miller on the Financial Enemies of Missile Defense
May 15, 2002 :: National Review Online :: Analysis
John Miller discusses opposition in the Senate to Bush’s missile defense efforts, despite Bush’s signing of a treaty for strategic arms cuts. (Article, Link)
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Miller on Successful BMD Test
March 18, 2002 :: National Review Online :: Analysis
John Miller of NRO discusses the ‘power politics’ of missile defense, and the recent test success of the ground based system:
“Instead of appreciation for an incredible technological achievement —- one with enormous practical benefits in a dangerous world, by the way —- there’s almost a sigh of disappointment when the Pentagon shows it can ‘hit a bullet with a bullet,’ as the generals like to say.” (Article, Link)
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» Missile system details for: Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI)
Miller on Ground-Based System Test
March 15, 2002 :: National Review Online :: Analysis
Miller speculates on the likely reaction to the upcoming GBI test by missile defense detractors:
“The enemies of missile defense no doubt have prepared two separate sets of talking points for this evening’s result. If the intercept fails, they will crow about how missile defense can’t possibly be made to work. If it succeeds, they will say the test was too easy.
“In reality, tonight’s experiment is the most complicated one the Pentagon has yet conducted. Not only will the interceptor have to hit a target traveling at head-spinning speed in outer space, it will also have to distinguish its target from three balloon decoys trying to throw off its sensors. In previous tests, the interceptor has faced only a single decoy.” (Article, Link)
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National Intelligence Estimate on the Foreign Ballistic Missile Threat
January 9, 2002 :: CIA :: News
The National Intelligence Council released the latest report on Foreign Missile Developments and the Ballistic Missile Threat Through 2015. The report concludes that the missile threat to the United States has increased since 1999 and that any future analyses of the missile threat must also include the threat posed by rogue nations and terrorist groups. (Article, Link)
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Kennedy on U.S. Withdrawal from ABM Treaty
December 12, 2001 :: The Claremont Institute :: Analysis
Claremont Institute President Brian Kennedy praises Bush for announcing the withdrawal of the ABM Treaty, but also looks toward the long road ahead. (Article, Link)
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Churchill and an American Focus
November 30, 2001 :: The Claremont Institute :: Analysis
Writing on the 127th anniversary of Churchill’s birthday, Claremont Institute Vice President Brian Kennedy recalls the statesman’s pressure group “the Focus,” to alert his countrymen to the growing Nazi threat, and the need for a similar effort for ballistic missile defense. (Article, Link)
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