Holes in the Shield

The U.S. has spent 20 years and $41 billion to develop an anti-ballistic missile defense system. The last time it successfully intercepted a missile, however, was in 2008. Program staff say the reason is reduced funding from 2008 on by - you guessed it - the Obama Administration. 

This is the same Administration that quickly relied on this same system earlier this year when North Korea was threatening an ICBM launch towards Japan and the United States. It's like anything else - if you don't maintain something, it's not there when you really need it. We are talking about the survival of whole American cities. Is anybody paying attention to this malfeasance or do we have to lose several million people first? 

www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_07_15_2013_p20-596132.xml