| Via Wired.com: "A key congressional panel is demanding that the Pentagon start work on a missile defense battery on America's East Coast, all to make sure an Iranian missile doesn't wipe out New York, Philly or DC in the next three years. But Tehran's longest-range missile can't come anywhere near American shores. And the Defense Department already has a plan in motion to launch missile interceptors from Europe, just in case Iran somehow makes a giant technological leap in the near future. In its markup of next year's Pentagon budget, the House Armed Services Committee's Strategic Forces panel inserted a provision that "require[s] the Director, Missile Defense Agency to develop a plan for the deployment of an East Coast site to be operational not later than the end of 2015." And to encourage the Missile Defense Agency to get started, the subcommittee authorized an extra $100 million...".* Ana Kasparian and Ben Mankiewicz discuss on The Young Turks. Read more from Noah Shachtman: www.wired.com Subscribe to The Young Turks: bit.ly Find out how to watch The Young Turks on Current by clicking here: www.current.com The Largest Online New Show in the World. Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com Google+: www.gplus.to Pinterest: pinterest.com |
