Missile Defense Review recommends 'urgent investment,' calls for studying role of space-based lasers

By Jason Sherman / January 16, 2019 at 9:00 PM
President Trump will unveil a new blueprint for missile defense spending, posture and policy on Jan. 17 that calls for "urgent investment" in next-generation capabilities including space-based systems -- such as kinetic and laser interceptors -- as part of an envisioned future shield needed to address an expanded range of new and advanced offensive missiles threatening the Unites States and its allies. Trump is scheduled to unveil the Missile Defense Review at the Pentagon, outlining the first major revision of...

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