BAD NEWS

I had thought that the Navy's AEGIS system was the answer to potential missile threats from Iran but it looks like it's just as bad as Reagan's "Star Wars" nonsense. This will only encourage the neo-cons and the war hawks.

Reports cast doubt on European missile defense
By DESMOND BUTLER | Associated Press – 1 hr 23 mins ago
The first report, by the Defense Science Board, an advisory group to the Defense Department, was released late last year but has received little notice. While it concludes there are "no fundamental roadblocks" to the European system, it points out major problems while not saying how they can be fixed.

The GAO report warned that the Defense Department is committing to technologies before they are proven and said that the administration is risking "performance shortfalls, unexpected cost increases, schedule delays and test problems."