CantonRep.com:
WASHINGTON If the state’s congressional delegation has its way, one of the first lines of defense against incoming ballistic missiles would be an Ohio Army National Guard base in a northeast Ohio city of 11,533.
Ohio’s congressional delegation is in the midst of what one congressman calls a “full court press” to land an East Coast Missile Defense site in Ravenna, Ohio — a site that would, along with bases in California and Alaska, be capable of fending off long- and intermediate-range missiles, presumably from Iran or North Korea. Last week, Rep. Tim Ryan, D–Niles, sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to pick Ravenna.
After meetings, letters and lobbying, Ravenna might be only weeks from getting its answer.
Last week, a Pentagon spokesman confirmed that the Secretary of Defense and the president are expected to make a decision in the Ballistic Missile Defense Review, which could be released as soon as early March. That review might provide a window into whether the Trump Administration is willing to invest $3.6 billion into a third continental U.S. site that could strike down intermediate and long–range ballistic missiles. If the Trump administration decides to move forward, a decision on the site would likely occur within two months…
