Three panels of experts put down critics' allegations that missile defense programs don't work or have other shortcomings, allegations that are being used by some leaders in Washington to underpin spending cuts in those missile protection programs. That marathon round of presentations came in a forum organized by the Marshall Institute think tank, and by the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA), an industry-related group. The Marshall Institute breakfast event at the Capitol Hill Club focused on missile defense systems that…
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