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The theater missile defense threat to US security

Journal Article · · Arms Control Today
OSTI ID:44988
The Clinton administration has embraced a major program to develop a family of theater missile defense (TMD) systems to protect US forces and allies overseas. The large scale of the undertaking is reflected in Congressional Budget Office estimates that currently planned development and procurement alone will cost around $50 billion through the year 2010. This figure could easily double if the proposed advanced-capability systems are actually deployed and the historical pattern of cost escalation of high-technology programs prevails.
OSTI ID:
44988
Journal Information:
Arms Control Today, Journal Name: Arms Control Today Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 24; ISSN 0196-125X; ISSN ACOTEB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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