President George W. Bush informs Russia that the US will withdraw from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty of 1972, which prevented the US from developing and implementing a missile defense system.
When the Air Force sets a new program baseline for the B-52 re-engining this fall, there will be “some” cost increase, because the project wasn't previously fully funded, and the Air Force has a better handle on actual supplier costs and knowledge from ground testing, program officials said.