Army SMDC Chief Says Sea-Based NMD Not As Easy As Projected

By Thomas Duffy / March 31, 2000 at 5:00 AM
The commander of the Army's missile defense programs said a sea-based national missile defense system -- being touted by senior Navy officials and a group of congressional and academic backers -- may not be as easily achieved as some press accounts have suggested. The very discussion of a naval system may cause an actual or artificial competition for program dollars for the ground-based system the Army is now developing, he added. Lt. Gen. John Costello, commanding general of Army Space...

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