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America's space platforms are the strategic center of its defensearchitecture, and China wants them eliminated. China's newanti-satellite weapons programs are targeted exclusively on theUnited States: a capability that constitutes unmistakable evidenceof intent.
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The Index of Dependency plots the growth of federal programs thatsubstitute for similar initiatives at lower levels of governmentand civil society. It increased during the 60s and 70s due tothe federal government's proliferation, and also since 1980 becauseof administrations' reluctance to reduce the federal government'ssize.
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 United States needs a disaster response system that is built onthe principle of federalism. FEMA should focus its efforts onpreparing to respond to catastrophic disasters like HurricaneKatrina, and Congress should establish a higher threshold fortriggering federal disaster declarations and encourage states andlocal communities to implement responsible public safety andemergency response programs.