Missile defense chief says confidence will take years
Lt. Gen. Ronald Kadish, who directs the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, said four more years of testing are needed before confidence in a national missile defense is warranted. He cited a June flight-test as crucial and noted production-model boosters arrive in 2003 with deployment unlikely before 2005, tied to Clinton’s decision.
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GAO faults Army for slow pace of stockpile cuts
GAO report finds only about 18 percent of 31,496 tons of chemical weapons incinerated since the 1980s, with $63 million unrecorded spending and $10.4 million unspent in the program. It cites sluggish Pentagon financial systems and delayed environmental permits as causes, risking a 2007 destruction deadline.
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