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9 July 2006 |
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http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06190/704275-28.stm |
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WASHINGTON -- Look for North Korea's missile tests to do wonders for the bottom line of the oft-criticized U.S. missile-defense program. Although the $100 billion the Pentagon has spent over 20 years on developing a way to intercept an enemy warhead has so far produced more misses than hits, the escalation in the North Korean threat likely will mean that the sky's the limit for funding. In the 2007 budget, the administration has requested $10.4 billion for missile defense. Some experts say a boost to as much as $15 billion is possible. This, even though North Korea's test -- in which its long-range missile proved an utter flop -- demonstrated that any true threat against the U.S. mainland remains remote."
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