Only they had the cruise missiles that could take out Col Gaddafi's air defence system.
The researchers also say that the successor to the Trident nuclear defence system should be scrapped.
On December 17th, Mr Bush gave the go-ahead to deploy the first elements of a missile-defence system.
Mr Thune has produced an advertisement trying to link Saddam Hussein, al-Qaeda and an anti-missile defence system.
The scientists believe adding the genetically modified cells to skin grafts would give the defence system a boost.
The attack came days after Israel moved its Iron Dome defence system to the north of the country.
BBC: Syria 'confirms' Israeli air strike but disputes target
The trouble is that it takes decades to develop a complex new defence system but threats change quickly.
It also carries the advanced AEGIS air defence system that is rapidly becoming the backbone of US naval radar.
The reported attack came days after Israel moved its Iron Dome defence system to the north of the country.
And Syria's army has not so far managed to buy the air-defence system from Russia that it would like.
LONDON, England -- Britain is offering tentative support for the United States' proposal to build a national missile defence system.
Their Aegis missile defence system, deployed to protect American carrier groups, is designed to track a missile's trajectory from launch.
The multimillion-pound defence system in Melton, built in 2003, saved the town from a repeat of the devastating floods in 1998.
Foreign Ministry officials said Moscow saw a defence system based on nonstrategic missiles and open to all nations as the best option.
UN, and by rekindling Ronald Reagan's enthusiasm for a ballistic defence system.
With America's backing, the Japanese are planning to develop a missile-defence system.
The Israeli army says that one rocket landed near Netivot and another was intercepted by its Iron Dome Missile Defence System, near Beersheva.
"We and others have not yet heard any sound reasons to support Washington's plan to deploy a national missile defence system, " he said.
Poles expect that these will be American-financed, part of NATO's commitment to the country's defence, and fully integrated with Poland's own air-defence system.
It has two swimming pools, two helipads, a dedicated disco hall, 30 cabins, a cinema, a mini-submarine, and even its own missile defence system.
China's concern was that the American missile defence system would lead to increasing use of space for military purposes and fuel an arms race.
Even after paying for his tax cut, a new missile-defence system and Social Security reform, there will be money to pay down the debt.
Three weeks ago, the US and Japan agreed to set up a second missile defence system on Japanese soil in response to the North Korean threat.
China is vehemently opposed to the US plans for a missile defence system because of the threat it will pose to its own tiny second-strike capability.
China is also worried that its strategic nuclear arsenal could be rendered useless by American efforts to build a missile defence system that includes space-based components.
Also on the agenda at the Nato summit are plans for a US-led missile defence system for Europe, aimed at countering a possible threat from Iran.
What is more, Moscow views the US missile defence system to be based in Poland and the Czech Republic as a direct threat to its national security.
She says Israel has already responded to fears of retaliation by locating two batteries of its Iron Dome missile defence system near Haifa, close to the Lebanese border.
This week he called for an island-wide missile defence system.
Russia also expressed opposition to the plan, and said that it would seek agreement from the US that its missile defence system was not aimed at Russia's nuclear forces.
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