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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819878503321

Autore

Karako Thomas

Titolo

The missile defense agency and the color of money : fewer resources, more responsibility, and a growing budget squeeze / / principal author, Thomas Karako, contributing author, Wes Rumbaugh, Ian Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Center for Strategic & International Studies : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4422-5966-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (49 pages) : illustrations, graphs

Disciplina

358.1740973

Soggetti

Ballistic missile defenses - United States

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- MDA's reduced topline -- MDA's expanded role -- Failure to transfer budget responsibility -- Foreign assistance to Israel -- The squeeze on research and development -- Possible paths forward.

Sommario/riassunto

"This study explores the growing competition for scarce dollars at the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). It traces the authorities, roles, and missions assigned to the agency and the growing trend of using what was originally intended to be a research and development budget for procurement and sustainment of missile defense assets. As adversary missile arsenals develop in both size and sophistication, continued improvements to our current missile defense systems will be required to keep pace with the threat. The combination of an ever-shrinking top line and new roles and missions being assigned to MDA make that task difficult. Finding a new path forward and more clearly defining the position of the agency inside the Department of Defense will be essential for a more sustainable missile defense posture"--Publisher's web site.