Secretary of Defense Robert Gates refused a request from the U.S. Northern Command to use the high-powered SBX radar to track the illicit launch and flight of the North Korean long-range missile that arced over Japan April 5, The Washington Times reported. That launch and ballistic flight occurred just a day before Gates unveiled a plan to slash spending on missile defense by about $1.4 billion in the next fiscal year, from a prior annual level of about $10 billion.…
Gates Refused Permission To Use High-Powered Radar To Track Illicit North Korean Missile Flight Over Japan
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