Is There a Need for Global Ballistic Missile Defense?
The answer is clear, there is a great need for global ballistic missile defense. In recent years, there has been a rise in the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons and the vehicles that could potentially deliver those weapons, mainly, long range ballistic missiles by countries such as Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, India, and China. This increase in these types of weapons has necessitated the need to develop a global ballistic missile defense system that could eliminate the threat of one or more of these types of weapons striking the United States or Europe either by an accidental or intentional launch. Through extensive study and research, The Heritage Foundation’s Missile Defense Study Teams and Commission on Missile Defense have concluded that it is imperative for the safety of America that a global ballistic missile defense system be deployed first from the sea and then from space. (See Chart Below) Sea and space based missile defense systems are not the only ty
