House and Senate authorizers say they are "deeply disappointed" in the Missile Defense Agency's ability to assess force structure and inventory requirements in a way that meets the needs of combatant commanders, and they want the Defense Department to take on a comprehensive missile defense policy review, according to their report on the fiscal year 2009 defense authorization bill. The conference report refers to Joint Capabilities Mix studies that "have consistently concluded that U.S. combatant commanders need about twice as...
