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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · May 24, 2018
Integrated Missile Defense Act of 2018
This bill addresses U.S. missile defense capabilities in response to nuclear threats from North Korea under the regime of Kim Jong-un. It urges or directs the Missile Defense Agency to
accelerate the fielding of 20 additional ground-based interceptors with Redesigned Kill Vehicles (RKVs) at Missile Field 4 at Fort Greely, Alaska, and mate the RKVs with the newest booster technology;
ensure the development and deployment of persistent space-based sensor architecture;
plan a fully interoperable and integrated air and missile defense architecture;
accelerate its hypersonic missile defense program and deploy such program in conjunction with a persistent space-based missile defense sensor program;
seek to establish missile defense capabilities with allies and trusted partners of the United States; and
pursue an increasingly rigorous testing regime and prioritize discrimination capabilities to improve missile defense effectiveness against current and future threats from countries hostile to the United States.
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People & committees
Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] · R–AK
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in Senate
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