by Robert Beckhusen | Sep 11, 2012 | Monitor
A missile interceptor fires during a test in Hawaii on Nov. 6, 2007. Photo: Navy Updated, 6:17 p.m. For years, the Pentagon has tried to find a means to shoot down intercontinental ballistic missiles that could one day be launched from North Korea and Iran....
by Noah Shachtman and Spencer Ackerman | Aug 3, 2012 | Monitor
If your idea of the military’s future involves a laser cannon and a giant, hydrogen-powered drone, Danger Room has some bad news for you. Despite the best efforts of the Missile Defense Agency and its allies in the House of Representatives, the Pentagon will not...
by Spencer Ackerman | Jul 5, 2012 | Monitor
Army Lt. Gen. Patrick O’Reilly, director of the Missile Defense Agency, briefs reporters at the Pentagon, December 2008. Photo: DVIDSHUB A Defense Department investigation has recommended disciplinary action against the head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency...