Congress directs DOD to codify plans for homeland cruise missile defense, North Warning System modernization

By Jason Sherman / December 24, 2020 at 8:49 AM
Congress wants a report early next year on the ability of the U.S. military to defend the nation against a cruise missile attack -- with particular emphasis on vulnerability of approaches across the north polar region -- as well as an update on plans with Canada to modernize the early warning radar system currently in use across the Arctic. The House- and Senate-passed version of the fiscal year 2021 defense policy bill, which President Trump yesterday vetoed and Congress is...

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