Congress is in the process of debating the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and will fund defense programs, likely as part of an Omnibus Appropriations bill, later this year. During the debate over these two measures, members of the House and Senate should take special care to formulate a strong missile defense policy to combat new missile technologies coming from Russia, China, and potential future nuclear powers, North Korea and Iran.
Protecting American citizens by having a well-funded, and multilayered, missile defense capability will both provide protection, and a strong deterrent, for adversaries deploying new offensive missile capabilities. President Donald J. Trump has boosted funding for defense and the increase should be targeted to programs like missile defense.
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