Shield of Dreams -- The Campaign Against Missile Defense

Quote of the Week:

"I am concerned that we are shortchanging the war on terrorism to pay for this golden tribute to national missile defense." Rep. Martin Meehan, D-Mass., House Armed Services Committee, Feb. 27, 2002

In The Headlines:

Democrats Criticize Pentagon Budget, Anti-Terror War Washington Post
February 28, 2002.

Pentagon Sees Sample Rocket by '04 AP
February 27, 2001.

Rumsfeld Pares Oversight of MDA Washington Post
February 15, 2002.

The Outlook for National Missile Defense
An Issue Brief from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.

Missile Defense Budget Requests FY 2003
from the Department of Defense and the Center for Defense Information.

Estimated Costs and Technical Characteristics of Selected National Missile Defense Systems
Report from the Congressional Budget Office estimating the costs of the Bush Administration's national missile defense plan.

Shield of Dreams Missile Defense Calendar

About Shield of Dreams

Shield of Dreams is a campaign of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.. We oppose President Bush's plans to deploy a national missile defense shield because:

The technology is unproven and will cost at least $200 billion to deploy;
The President should worry about the thousands of Russian nuclear missiles aimed at the United States rather than "rogue" nations with no intercontinental ballistic missiles;
As September 11 demonstrated, the United States is in more danger of a terrorist attack than a ballistic missile launch;
The National Intelligence Review, a joint analysis by several intelligence agencies, recently stated that a chemical, biological, or nuclear attack on the U.S. was more likely to be delivered by truck, airplane, or ship than by missile.

We support a smart defense agenda:

Realistic testing prior to a decision on deploying missile defenses;
Deep reductions in U.S. and Russian nucelar stockpiles;
Cooperative threat reduction programs designed to secure Russian weapons of mass destruction;
Funding for homeland defense and improved intelligence capabilities.