That proposed phase includes development of the SM-3II B interceptor, an advanced version of the missile currently provided aboard our Aegis missile defense warships.
In recent weeks, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to sharply reduce the amounts requested for the rail-mobile MX and the road-mobile Midgetman missile, for the B-2 "Stealth" bomber and the advanced cruise missile, and for the Strategic Defense Initiative in the FY1990 Defense authorization bill.