The Aspin reprogramming would also disrupt the alternative for defending the continental United States: the Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) program.

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Morgan GBI-EMG Core Index, which in turn tracks the performance of local currency bonds issued by emerging market governments.

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The Bush administration deployed the first ground-based interceptor (GBI) in 2004, and had planned to deploy a total of 54.

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Recently, GBI announced a program that allows publicly traded companies to offer shareholders their dividends in physical gold or silver, instead of cash.

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The Bush administration deployed the first GBI in 2004, and had planned to deploy a total of 54 in 2009 before Obama pulled the plug.

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It was unclear how the GBI had learned of the incident.

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