05/07/2013
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"I think it's important that the Americans and our adversaries know that we have very effective missile systems that will work, but we have some testing to do."
"The President made a commitment at the time of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) that we would be involved in this."
"In March of last year, Secretary Hagel announced steps to strengthen homeland missile defense, including the deployment of 14 more ground-based interceptors (GBI) in Alaska."
"With sequestration and the way current law expects spending to be, DOD will spend $521 billion this year."