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Obama Retains Bush Era Open Architecture Ballistic Missile Defense
Oh, and by the way, just a small note on the BMD Review.
I note that it keeps one of the big innovations to BMD policy that was introduced by the Bush administration. The Clinton administration had advocated a BMD architecture that was to be fixed. Recall the C1, C2 and C3 phases of the Clinton approach.
The Obama BMD policy states,
...Fifth, U.S. BMD capabilities must be adaptable to future threats and flexible to adjust as the threats change. Hedging against potential changes in the threat is essential given the uncertaint associated with the missile capabilities of potential adversaries...
As I had stated long ago, Obama looked all but set to retain Bush's open architecture approach to BMD.
I was right.
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Marko has a PhD from Monash University and resides in Melbourne, Australia. He is interested in the interface between science and global security, especially as it relates to the issues of big science, big government and big business. Viewing the link as an example of a positive externality invites broader questions about the nature of economics and democracy.
Marko is also interested in philosophy, especially the theory of knowledge, and science, especially physics, and considers himself to work within the naturalist and enlightenment tradition. He is writing a book on nuclear terrorism.
Marko is also interested in philosophy, especially the theory of knowledge, and science, especially physics, and considers himself to work within the naturalist and enlightenment tradition. He is writing a book on nuclear terrorism.