<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - </title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/nationalsecurity/missiledefense?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/missiledefense</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Director Moves to End Test Glitches]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21817-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/missiledefense</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21817-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/missiledefense</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The general in charge of the Pentagon's faltering effort to develop a system for defending the United States against ballistic missile attack said Wednesday that he has ordered a thorough review of all ground equipment used in testing and appointed a senior Navy officer to oversee future test preparations.]]></description><author> Bradley Graham</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada Rejects Missile Shield Plan]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51588-2005Feb24.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/missiledefense</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51588-2005Feb24.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/missiledefense</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Paul Martin said Thursday that Canada would not participate in a U.S. missile defense system, dealing a blunt rebuff to President Bush, who had personally lobbied for a partnership.]]></description><author> Doug Struck</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Missile Defense  Again Fails Key Test]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23242-2005Feb14.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/missiledefense</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23242-2005Feb14.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/missiledefense</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Bush administration's new missile defense system on Monday automatically shut down a few seconds before an interceptor missile was to launch toward a mock enemy warhead.]]></description><author> Ann Scott Tyson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Missile Defense System Test Fails]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A700-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/missiledefense</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A700-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/missiledefense</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Latest setback for the Bush administration's effort to build a system for defending the country against ballistic missile attack fuels doubts about the system.]]></description><author> Bradley Graham</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon's Booster Project Veered Off Course]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58252-2004Sep28.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/missiledefense</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58252-2004Sep28.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/missiledefense</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Of all the things that could go wrong in developing a missile defense system, Pentagon officials figured that the booster would be among the least of their worries. They figured wrong.]]></description><author> Bradley Graham</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interceptor System Set, But Doubts Remain]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58080-2004Sep28.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/missiledefense</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58080-2004Sep28.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/missiledefense</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[What the Bush administration had hoped would be a triumphant achievement is clouded by doubts, even within the Pentagon, about whether a missile defense system that is on its way to costing more than $100 billion will work.]]></description><author> Bradley Graham</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[N. Korea Used to Justify System]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58086-2004Sep28.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/missiledefense</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58086-2004Sep28.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/missiledefense</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In justifying the accelerated deployment of a nationwide anti-missile system, the Bush administration has cited a growing missile threat, particularly from North Korea.]]></description><author> Bradley Graham</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Test of Missile Defense System Delayed Again]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18975-2004Sep13.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/missiledefense</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18975-2004Sep13.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/missiledefense</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Pentagon's last hope of flight-testing critical new elements of an antimissile system, before activating the system this autumn, appeared to vanish with the disclosure that the next flight test has been postponed.]]></description><author> Bradley Graham</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon Laser Project Exceeds Cost Estimates, GAO Says]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37606-2004May18.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/missiledefense</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37606-2004May18.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/missiledefense</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A Pentagon attempt to develop an airborne laser to blast enemy missiles out of the sky has already cost more than twice original estimates and faces continued technical hurdles, according to a congressional audit of the struggling program.]]></description><author> Bradley Graham</author></item></channel></rss>
