Why Hasn More Been Accomplished by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization in Charge?
The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization responsible for the design, development, and deployment of new missile defense technologies is the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The force crippling the MDA from proceeding with critical new space-based missile defense systems and others is Congress. For years after Reagan’s vision for missile defense was revealed, some in Congress have made every effort possible to shut down missile defense efforts, claiming everything from “there is no need for it” to “the technology is unproven.” The facts about the ballistic missile defense organization’s efforts are that they are more needed now than ever before. The United States and Russia are no longer the only powers in the world that have nuclear weapons. There are over 20 countries with nuclear weapons capabilities. Every day the threat increases as some of these countries, and others trying to get nuclear weapons, are hostile to the U.S. and its allies. The threat of even an accidental launch is om
