Pentagon unveils large-scale plan to track, shoot down missiles in space
pencil Author: Paul Sonne, The Washington Post
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WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is seeking to expand the scope and sophistication of American missile defenses on a scale not seen since President Ronald Reagan’s “Star Wars†initiative in a new strategy that President Donald Trump rolled out personally on Thursday alongside military leaders at the Pentagon.
Known as the missile defense review, the document that Trump unveiled Thursday marks the first official update to American missile defense doctrine in nine years. It comes as North Korea and Iran make advances in ballistic missile production, and as Russia and China press forward with sophisticated cruise missiles, short-range ballistic missiles and hypersonic glide vehicles that potentially threaten the security of U.S. forces and allies in Europe and Asia.
Trump pledged “a new era in our missile defense program†as he formally unveiled the document.
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