S. 2980 · 115th Congress
Integrated Missile Defense Act of 2018
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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
What it does: CRS summary · 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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Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Integrated Missile Defense Act of 2018
Latest action (May 24, 2018): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 24, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.