The annual Space and Missile Defense Conference is packing up around me. Just a quick note: five years ago this was a sleepy little gathering of mostly Huntsville-based companies and die-hard supporters, hoping to revive plans for a missile shield. Love or hate missile defense, in five years, they’ve managed to put together the rudiments of a system that can–at least theoretically–shoot something down.
–Sharon Weinberger
Packing up.…
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… that “something” most likely being a test missile with no countermeasures. This is simply a gold rush for defense contractors.