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The Song of Kim Jong Il APRIL 5, 2009, 9:29 P.M. ET
金正日将軍の歌 WSJ REVIEW & OUTLOOK
今日のWSJにある評論(社説)で、オバマ政権は北朝鮮のミサイル発射を口頭では強く非難しながら、ミサイル防衛の予算
を20％削減する計画であることは憂慮すべき、と嘆いているもの。削減対象は747ベースのエアボーン・レーザー兵器の
開発予算、アラスカとカリフォルニアのMD地上基地の拡張計画、宇宙ベースのミサイル監視とトラッキング計画など。
Instead, the White House reportedly has told the Pentagon to cut spending on missile defense by $2 billion, or
about 20%. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to announce these and other budget cuts today.
Programs in jeopardy include the Airborne Laser, a modified 747 designed to take out ballistic missiles seconds
after liftoff; expansion of the ground-based interceptor program in Alaska and California; and space-based missile
surveillance and tracking. All three are part of the vision for a layered defense, in which the U.S. has several
chances to destroy incoming missiles.