美国防部将对弹道导弹防御计划进行为期四个月的研究工作:评定陆军弹道导弹防御计划的技术,审查系统总体问题,研究在保卫洲际弹道导弹、轰炸机基地和指挥控制通讯中心中的应用。 这项研究工作恰逢里根政府要求国会在已批准的1981财年的二亿七千三百六十万美元的经费上再追加三千九百万美元的时候。国防部还想为1982财年另争取九千二百万美元,这样,1982财年总的经费就是四亿五千万美元。 国防部一位高级官员说:“这正是深入研 The U.S. Department of Defense will conduct a four-month research project on the ballistic missile defense program: assessing the technology of the Army’s ballistic missile defense program, reviewing the overall system issues, and studying the application in defense of intercontinental ballistic missiles, bomber bases and command and control communications centers. The study coincides with the time the Reagan administration asked Congress to add another 39 million U.S. dollars to the approved $ 273.6 million for the 1981 fiscal year. The Department of Defense also wants to fight for another 92 million U.S. dollars in fiscal year 1982, so that the total funding for fiscal year 1982 is 450 million U.S. dollars. A senior Defense Department official said: "This is exactly what we are doing