While they might disagree on how best to reduce the deficit, congressional leaders in both parties now endorse the necessityof a strong missile defense as the cheapest insurance against the tragedy of a nuclear attack on a U.S. city.
Despite today's victory, the Center for Security Policy remains concerned about the inadequate attention being paid by many in Washington to the necessityof providing for a robust defense industrial base and hot production lines operated by reliable suppliers to meet America 's present and prospective war material needs.
The survey supports this observation, in that 92 percent of respondents agree that self-defense, in order to interrupt an in-progress attack, is a necessity.