Rumsfeld views GMD test failure as 'learning experience'

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Dec. 22 that a recent test failure by the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system should be viewed as a "learning experience" instead of a source of serious concern. "It's expected that there will be things like that that will occur," since GMD is still in...

Subscription Required

 

This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.

Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.

Already an AWIN subscriber? Login

 

Did you know?  Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.