Joint chiefs chairman says KEI delay to help iron out system design

KEI: Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said a one-year delay in the Kinetic Energy Interceptor will help the program iron out system design questions, which is important because space systems have to last a long time. "There are vulnerabilities associated with...

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