Ballistic missile defence: reality vs. sentiment

Whoever thought cruise missiles or stealth bombers were feasible just a few decades ago?

George W. Bush is coming to Canada this week. He has invited Canada to participate in the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defence program. I think that BMD - meant to protect Americans and their allies from missiles fired by rogue states, or missiles fired by accident - may be an unworkable pipe dream.

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