Pentagon Plans to Deploy Space-Based Missiles
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(Worthy News) – The Pentagon is studying the deployment of space-based missiles and new sensors to counter the growing threat of high-speed missile attacks from China and Russia, senior defense officials said Tuesday.
Michael Griffin, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, said a network of 1,000 missile interceptors deployed on satellite launchers, could be built for $20 billion—not at a cost of hundreds of billions as critics of space weapons assert.
Griffin, a long-time missile defense expert, said missile threats are increasing and space-based defenses are needed to counter the threats. [ Source: Washington Free Beacon (Read More…) ]
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