DEFENSE NEEDS BIG CUTS, BUT MISSILE DEFENSE ISN’T THE PLACE
Mark Pfeifle, former Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Communications and Global Outreach at the White House from 2006 to January of 2009
What are the impacts of potential Department of Defense spending cuts on missile defense?
In a recent editorial on the Huffington Post, Mark Pfeifle, former Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Communications and Global Outreach at the White House from 2006 to January of 2009, says that the world is still a dangerous place and while the Pentagon budget is long overdue for much-needed spending cuts, policy-makers looking for places to trim would be short-sighted if they don’t recognize the need for an effective missile defense.
With North Korea successfully launching a three-stage intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, this makes them only the fourth nation on earth to have ICBM capabilities, and a real threat to America.
It’s a vital consideration, both for the United States and our allies. Once derided in the last days of the USSR as “Star Wars,” we need only look to our friend Israel for the most recent illustration of what an effective missile defense system can achieve and why it is so important.
Mark Pfeifle, former Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Communications and Global Outreach at the White House from 2006 to January of 2009. Mr. Pfeifle is recognized as a leading spokesman, communication strategist and crisis management expert on the issues of national defense.