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The debate over missile defense has shifted from whether missiledefense should be pursued as a matter of principle to whetherdeploying such a defense will be effective in practice. Victory inthe debate over the principle of fielding a missile defense must befollowed by victory in the debate over fielding a truly effectivedefense for the American people.

The president enhancing the new strategy at the pentagon. you cite here live on fox a short time ago. >> today marks the beginning of a new era in our missile defense program. for too long we have been held back by self-imposed limits, while foreign competitors grow and advance more than we have over the years. the world is changing, and we are going to change much faster than the rest of the world. >> harris: lucas tomlinson has more now from the pentagon. very straight words from the president...

Civilian supporting u.s. special operations forces. three american soldiers also wounded and evacuated by helicopters but officials say the americans leak meeting local leaders and intelligence gathering at a local restaurant. the identity of the four will not be released until next of kin completed. the pentagon, the president wants to add space missile defense to the u.s. military -- military arsenal. >> we are committed to establishing a missile defense program that can shield every city of t...

>> president trumped announced a new missile defense plan earlier today to the pentagon auditorium. it is the first in nine years. it others for adding technology to keep pace with growing threats. >> we will have a missile defense program that can shield every city in the united states and we will never negotiate away our right to do this. >> the president wants the missile threat is increasing. >> they are increasing their lethal strike capabilities and they are focused on developing long-rang...

We will recognize that space is a new war fighting domain with the space force leading the way. we will ensure that enemy missiles find no sanctuary on earth or in the skies above. >> president trump at the pentagon just about an hour ago, announcing the much-delayed space-based missile defense program. joining me now is jeff mason, white house correspondent for reuters, just back from covering the president over at the pentagon, and shannon pettypiece from bloomberg news, welcome both. jeff, te...

Policy. first, we will prioritize the defense of the american people above all else. our review calls for 20 new ground-based interceptors at ft. greeley, alaska, and new radars and sensors to immediately detect foreign missiles launched against our great nation. we are committed to establishing a missile defense program that can shield every city in the united states, and we will never negotiate away our right to do this. second, we will focus on developing new technology, not just investing mo...

Leadership because something about america, you know, we keep doing this drastic swing of the pendulum. we have to have a continuum. you talked about ronald reagan early on, you talked about calvin coolidge. if you dont have people that follow up behind those presidential administrations to continue those principles and those perspectives and those policies, then you do swing the opposite direction, and at some point in time, the american ship of state has to have the steady state. mark: heres w...

Leadership because something about america, you know, we keep doing this drastic swing of the pendulum. we have to have a continuum. you talked about ronald reagan early on, you talked about calvin coolidge. if you dont have people that follow up behind those presidential administrations to continue those principles and those perspectives and those policies, then you do swing the opposite direction, and at some point in time, the american ship of state has to have the steady state. mark: heres w...

His father. he can go into these talks with more credibility because he has more capability. a stronger missile defense program makes thisous time for him. >> and weve heard people saying maybe president trump should get some credit for this although we dont know how the movie ends. the president of the gridiron made a joke. he said when asked about whether he would be. the sitting down with a madman. the president said, thats his problem, not mine. pretty self-deprecating but some truth that pe...

They are all revisionist powers wanting to disrupt the international order as we know it. so putin clearly sees russia -- his domestic people to see russia as a world power. he clearly is concerned about eastern europe and he wants to have a major role in the middle east replacing the united states. its putin who is dangerous. it is putin who is pushing us back to this cold war issue that we had for 45, 50 years. it is his aggression that is doing it. julie: yeah, russian nuclear missiles have a...