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East Coast GMD Site Not On Senate Radar

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

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While there are rumblings in the House about building a missile-defense site on the U.S. East Coast, lead senators said the issue is far from pressing right now. House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.) said March 26 at a missile-defense conference that officials “must assure full coverage of U.S. territory” and “look at building an additional (Ground-based Midcourse Defense) GMD site somewhere in the continental United States, specifically in the East Coast.” His stance is influenced…

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