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Administration Reaffirms Support for BMD

December 16, 2004 :: The White House :: News

Despite the inability of yesterday’s scheduled test to go forward, the Bush administration appears not to be caving to pressure to abandon the goal of missile defense. Administration spokesman Scott McClellan, when asked today whether the administration was still committed to missile defense, replied,


MR. McCLELLAN: The President remains firmly committed to moving forward on missile defense, a missile defense system. Missile defense is a high priority because it will help us better protect the American people against a potential limited long-range missile attack. And that’s why the President remains firmly committed to moving forward on an effective defense against the threat posed by the proliferation of long-range missiles.

My understanding, from the text you referenced, is that the interceptor missile launch was automatically stopped because of what the military describes as an “unknown anomaly.” We have had five successful tests of the eight. It’s important that we move forward on this because the President’s top responsibility is to do everything he can to protect the American people, and given the threats that we face in this day and age, missile defense is an important deterrent.
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