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February 24, 2008 :: Washington Times :: Analysis

John E. Carey, a former senior military officer who served in President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) and president of International Defense Consultants, Inc, writes in the February 24 edition of the Washington Times on the U.S. Navy's recent interception of a dying spy satellite. The successful interception marks a new milestone toward achieving President Ronald Reagan's dream of a missile defense system. While Ronald Reagan formed his policy during the Cold War, "the threat posed by missile-launched weapons of mass destruction clearly still exists."  Carey writes:

Russia still has a robust nuclear and missile arsenal. Add to that China. North Korea has demonstrated advancing missile and nuclear weapon technology. Pakistan and India have nuclear arsenals and long-range missiles. Iran has long-range missiles and the United Nations argues over how far Iran has advanced its nuclear weapon efforts. Terrorists have boasted they will have nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction that can soon wipe out Israel and threaten Europe and the U.S. Missile defense, the vision of Ronald Reagan and source of America's ability to destroy a potentially dangerous satellite, remains viable, important and necessary.

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