Proponents
Defense needs to be number one priority of the United States government
The nuclear states, specifically North Korea, Russia, China, Iran and Iraq, have made huge technological gains
Most countries that have the technology
can produce nuclear arms
within a matter of
months
Russia and China have long-range
ballistic missiles capable of
reaching the United
States
North Korea, Iran and Iraq are within
10 years of having missiles
that can reach United States
Opponents
The government is devoting too
much money to ballistic missile
defense
10 billion dollars a year too
much to spend
Spending billions of dollars to defend against a threat that does not exist
North Korea not as much of a military threat as a proliferation threat
Country low on
money- cant even afford the
fuel to keep their fighter
pilots in the air
It is profitable to sell nuclear
secrets and materials