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Theater Missile Defense: Issues for Congress (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised July 30, 2001
Report Number IB98028
Authors Robert Shuey, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

U.S. troops deployed abroad and U.S.allies are potentially threatened by biological,chemical, and even nuclear weapons that couldbe delivered by ballistic or cruise missiles.Missile production by North Korea, Iraq andIran has caused concern and has generatedconsiderable support in Congress to developand deploy missile defense systems.