Defense Science Board Outlines Recommendations To Avoid 'Strategic Surprise'

By Tony Bertuca / October 14, 2015 at 12:49 PM
The Defense Department, despite ongoing fiscal uncertainty, must pursue new initiatives in a variety of areas, including moving to a "left of launch" posture for missile defense and cyber capabilities, if the United States is to avoid a "strategic surprise" that could have potentially devastating consequences, according to a newly released Defense Science Board report . The Pentagon has opportunities to make an impact in eight different domains, according to the board: countering nuclear proliferation; ballistic and cruise missile defense;...

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