In yet another feeble attempt to copy Reagan's policies (like trickle-down economics), Bush is trying to create his own version of the Star Wars (SDI) program. The first one was science fiction created to scare the Soviet Union into spending itself to death. This one might spend us to death.
Current Status
of Missile Defense Program, May 2004
Author: John Isaacs
Administration’s latest budget request
The request for fiscal 2005 is $10.2 billion, the largest single Pentagon weapons program and a 13% increase over the fiscal 2004 program. About $3.2 billion of that would go to the ground-based mid-course system (GMD) that is slated to be deployed later this year. If the Space Based Infra-Red System-High (SBIRS-high) is included, the total request for missile defense for the next year is $10.7 billion.
Go to National Priorities and check out the budget trade-offs related to SDI.
Funky Dung
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