Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

The Congressional Research Service, a department of the Library of Congress, conducts research and analysis for Congress on a broad range of national and international policy issues. Some of the CRS work is carried out specifically for individual members of Congress or their staff and is confidential. However, there is also much CRS compiled material which is considered public but is not formally published on the CRS website.

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EveryCRSReport.com
Federation of American Scientists (FAS)

In some cases hyperlinks allows you to access all versions of a report, including the latest. Note that many reports are periodically updated.This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Aegis ballistic missile defense, or BMD program, which is carried out by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Navy, and gives Navy Aegis cruisers and destroyers a capability for conducting BMD operations. It briefly focuses on the European BMD cooperation program, the European Phased Adaptive Approach, or EPAA.

• Primary Source

EveryCRSReport.com https://www.everycrsreport.com/

FAS: Congressional Research Service [CRS] Reports https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/index.html

ESO: Background information: Key missile defence site declared operational http://www.europeansources.info/record/key-missile-defence-site-declared-operational/

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