GAO: Rush imperils missile defense

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File photo by Missile Defense AgencyA new report raises doubts about whether the missile defense system housed largely at Fort Greely can protect the U.S. from a North Korean attack.
The Government Accountability Office says the Missile Defense Agency is compromising reliability with a rushed schedule as it expands the number of ground-based interceptors in Alaska to 40.
Cristina Chaplain, the report author, says the problem is the missile agency’s acquisition process.