By the end of April 8, DoD officials will know whether the military will get a 2011 base budget just north of $530 billion, whether there will be seventh short-term continuing resolution - or whether the U.S. government will largely shut down.
They are also likely to have received the first major congressional response to the 2012 budget request, expected to come early in the week from the House budget chairman, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
With the soaring national debt driving discussion on Capitol Hill, further cuts to defense spending appear likely, but no one knows just what to expect.
2011 Twists April 8 marks the expiration date for the sixth short-term funding bill, or continuing resolution (CR), passed since fiscal 2011 began last October. If another spending bill isn't passed before then, the U.S. government - and the military -will be forced to halt all activities deemed non-essential."
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NATO Missile Defense for Europe
NATO has agreed to provide ballistic missile defense or BMD for all of Europe. This NATO BMD will protect NATO (European and American) military forces in Europe. It will also – for the very first time – protect the civilian population throughout Europe from ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction launched from the Middle East.
Much of this NATO missile defense for Europe – known as the European Phased Adaptive Approach – will actually be provided by the United States armed forces. This will include seaborne AEGIS missile defense on board US Navy ships in the Mediterranean, as well as land based radars and interceptor missiles.
This e-book describes how NATO missile defense for Europe will be organized and implemented.
