Missile Defense Chief Says He's On Schedule For June Deployment Review

By Thomas Duffy / February 16, 2000 at 5:00 AM
The Pentagon's top missile defense official told a congressional committee today that despite a failed intercept test last month, his agency is still on schedule for a June review of whether to deploy a system designed to protect the United States from ballistic missile attack. Ballistic Missile Defense Organization Director Lt. Gen. Ron Kadish said repairing the "plumbing leak" to the lines that carry the cooling gases across the sensors on the National Missile Defense System's interceptor should not push...

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