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Issues To Watch At Space & Missile Defense Conference: Heritage

Issues To Watch At Space & Missile Defense Conference: Heritage
Issues To Watch At Space & Missile Defense Conference: Heritage

Monday marks the beginning of the Army-centric Space and Missile Defense Symposium, an annual conference in Huntsville, Ala.  Here are a few topics likely to generate conference buzz. Missile Defense The Obama administration’s 2016 budget request for missile defense investments went up slightly to $9.6 billion for missile defense development and operations, of which $8.1 billion is for the Missile Defense…

We Must Revive Our Moribund Nuclear Force: Heritage

We Must Revive Our Moribund Nuclear Force: Heritage
We Must Revive Our Moribund Nuclear Force: Heritage

Barack Obama is not likely to be mistaken for Teddy Roosevelt. Yes, his foreign policy has been quite soft-spoken—especially when addressing openly hostile states such as Iran. But he has whittled America’s “big stick” down to kindling. While “resetting” with Russia and “engaging” with Iran, Mr. Obama has presided over a tremendous down-sizing of U.S.…