Moving Forward on Missile Defense Posted by Adam Blickstein

From NSN's Daily Update:

President Obama announced this morning that he is terminating the Bush administration’s failed Eastern European missile defense system.  At a press conference this morning, the President said that “The best way to responsibly advance our security and the security of our allies is to deploy a missile defense system that best responds to the threats that we face, and that utilizes technology that is both proven and cost effective.”

Conservatives have been quick to go on the attack, arguing that this will leave Europe exposed to an Iranian attack. These arguments are not based in fact, as not only do the canceled missile defense systems have significant technological shortfalls, but they would also fail to protect against Iranian missiles because of both their location and technological advances in Iranian missile technology. Furthermore, from a geopolitical perspective, the European missile defense was a disaster.  It worsened relations with Russia without even providing a credible defense against their nuclear arsenal, further undercutting nonproliferation efforts.

NSN today also held a press call discussing this decision with nonproliferation expert and President of Ploughares Fund Joe Cirincione, missile defense expert and  senior advisor to the Center for Defense Information Philip Coyle, and intelligence expert and senior fellow at the Arms Control Association Greg Thielmann. The audio can be found here.

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