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Cuts to the US missiles defense funds

Washington, USA - The Democrats majority in the House opens a crisis in the ballistic defence program

The House Armed Services Committee cut the program fund with the aim to completely stop the project that is still considered by many democrats representatives as not ready and not yet tested enough to be deployed. The fund should be utilized to install ten interceptor missiles silos in Poland and one radar in the Czech Republic. The bill of the committee could cut more around USD 160 million. At...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1073566
Rome, Italy, 05/10/2007 17:02
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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