Defense Missile Fails Test and Clinton Shelves System Development
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Military History, Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Engineering, Engineers
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: July 8, 2000
Article abstract: The failure of a major test of the planned U.S. defensive missile shield raised doubts about whether the system would work and whether it should be developed.
A Controversial Program
The national missile defense (NMD) program is a new military technology in the process of development. Supporters of the NMD program say that it will provide the United States with a defensive shield that will protect it from incoming ballistic missiles. In the projected scenario, an enemy fires a missile at a city within the United States, but U.S. radar...
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