On those occasions, the Gates plan would have Marines moving ashore in vehicles much less survivable than the system the defense secretary wants to cancel.
And some say if we build such a system, the Soviets will build a defense system of their own.
That is the site in Moorestown, New Jersey where the Navy tests the radars for its Aegis combat system, the most capable air- and missile-defense system in the world.
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Color Red is no substitute for an Iron Dome defense system, but with as little as 15 seconds between an air defense warning and a rocket striking its target, Color Red offers a little bit of extra time for users to find shelter.
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Sixty-four percent of Americans now say they favor a missile defense system, up from 56 percent.
The existing missile defense system was "deeply flawed, " said Cirincione, whose foundation opposes nuclear weapons.
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There are lots of ways in which you could overwhelm the missile defense system.
First, other programs are needed to make Arrow effective as an "upper-tier" defense system.
Ending the missile defense system, one official said, is not contingent on having Moscow's help.
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The Israeli Arrow Defense System, with a high-explosive warhead, has a kill range of tens of meters.
Politically, it will solidify the NATO alliance if all its members can be brought within this defense system.
There are, indeed, very strong reasons for building a global rather than merely a national missile defense system.
In civilian life Garner was president of SYColeman, a defense contractor that helped Israel develop its Arrow missile-defense system.
Such a network is an essential ingredient for a traditional territorial defense system.
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If Europe is included in a missile defense system, it could lead to a renewal of the Western Alliance.
The latter has been cited as a reason for installing the defense system.
The announcement comes amid renewed debate on a proposed national missile defense system, which would use satellites to track targets.
As the stock plummets, he quietly holes up in his modernist Malibu home to perfect his one-man missile defense system.
If confirmed for his position, Lynn probably would have a large say in the future of the missile defense system.
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Statement B: Our best hope for long-term defense is developing our own missile defense system and not relying on treaties.
Russia admitted last year it had developed a revolutionary new missile that could evade any existing U.S. missile defense system.
The National Missile Defense system, heavily backed by President George W. Bush, would be able to shoot down incoming nuclear missiles.
For them, here was proof of the folly of spending money on an expensive and (to their minds) unworkable defense system.
After the airstrikes overnight, Israel's military on Saturday deployed two batteries of its Iron Dome rocket defense system to the country's north.
The SM-3 missiles are part of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system.
But Putin was less successful in convincing South Korea that U.S. plans to build a missile defense system violates the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
After arriving in Tel Aviv, Mr. Obama viewed an Iron Dome battery, part of Israel's rocket-defense system that was developed with U.S. assistance.
He is the director of the National Security Agency, responsible for ensuring that the backbone of the military defense system is reliable and secure.
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Mr. Obama is heard telling his counterpart that he needs time to resolve issues including U.S. plans for a missile defense system in Europe.
Many Democrats believe pulling out of the ABM treaty unnecessarily antagonizes the Russians, because there is no indication a missile defense system would work.
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