USA Today has a good article on the costs and (in)effectiveness of the American Missile Defense system that might be deployed in Eastern Europe. It would cost anywhere between $9-13 billion to deploy the system in Europe, and since 1985, the system has cost $144 billion.
One of the main issues in mainstream commentary is whether the system is effective or not. Critics say it is not and point to the fact that in recent tests, interceptors failed to hit airborne warheads 5 times in 13 tests; supporters say this record will improve.
But no matter what the effectiveness of the system is, it should be scrapped. Europe does not face a missile threat--or if it does, it is because other countries will be reacting against aggressive attempts to put interceptors in Europe in the first place.
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There are huge number where the military forces are working for the betterment of the society. There is a few military bases near me. They are always on their duty.
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