BMDO Tests Must Be Based On Performance Benchmarks Not WH Schedule

[bufffbison]

http://www.spacewar.com/news/bmdo-05zf.html

Timing Of BMDO Tests Must Be Based On Performance Benchmarks, Not White House Schedule: Experts


Washington (UPI) Jul 07, 2005
Three outside experts commissioned by the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency have warned that the ground-based strategic missile defense system being developed by the Bush administration is bound to suffer additional test failures and may not function properly if its testing regime is not revamped and made a higher priority.
Arms Control Today reported this week that the experts, who were appointed in February to evaluate the system's last three test flops, had already presented this grim assessment to Lt. Gen. Henry Obering in a March. 31 report.

The Independent Review Team included former NASA administrator William Graham; Maj. Gen. Bill Nance, a former program manager of the ground-based missile defense system; and William Ballhaus, president and chief executive officer of The Aerospace Corp., ACT reported.

The three experts found that development of the missile defense system, which is intended to protect the United States from long-range ballistic missile attacks, has been driven by a White House schedule rather than performance benchmarks.

[truthisfreedom]

1. but the WH doesn't care if it works. they only want to make sure the $$$

get spent while they're in control, emptying the last of the Treasury coffers into the pockets of their military-industrial complex cronies.

[loudsue]

2. That is the absolute truth of the matter.

This administration doesn't give a DAMN about the safety of the people of this country. They just keep throwing our tax dollars up a wild hog's ass.

:kick::kick::kick:

[mom cat]

3. It is just money. Go ahead and burn it. We don't need it for anything

else. So what if it doesn't work!

[underpants]

4. To make this hole more effect we must dig more

:eyes:

[mom cat]

5. Thanks for the chuckle!

:rofl:

[mbperrin]

6. It is performing exactly to benchmarks! Ever since Ron Raygun

raided SS for Star Wars, this endless money pit has been poured into the pockets of the Pub favorites! It's working perfectly! So STFU about it not being good! ;)