Ballistic Missile Defense Organization to Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for Potential National Missile Defense Deployment

Summary

The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) is notifying the public that it plans to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a potential National Missile Defense (NMD) deployment, contingent on a U.S. Government decision. This follows a 1996 designation of NMD as a Major Defense Acquisition Program, with a three-year development timeline culminating in 2000, and a subsequent Deployment Readiness Review in 2000 to assess the technical readiness of NMD elements.