# Missile Defense Agency on The No Agenda Show

Missile Defense Agency comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from February 2010 to December 2025.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** February 2010 – December 2025
- **Related topics:** [Defense Contractors](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/defense-contractors.md), [Iron Dome](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/iron-dome.md), [Logo](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/logo.md), [Obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/obama.md), [Outer Space Treaty](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/outer-space-treaty.md), [Pete Hegseth](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pete-hegseth.md), [Russia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/russia.md), [Symbolism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/symbolism.md), [Trent Franks](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/trent-franks.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### SHIELD Missile Defense Program, Pete Hegseth Procurement Rules

- **Episode:** [1822: Kohanna](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1822-kohanna.md)
- **Published:** 2025-12-04
- **Time:** 38:59–40:34
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1822-kohanna/chapter/shield-missile-defense-program-pete-hegseth-procurement-rules.md

The Missile Defense Agency announced over 1,000 qualifying offerors for the Scalable Homeland Innovation Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, valued at up to $151 billion. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has introduced new procurement rules aimed at diversifying contractors and including smaller companies. Analysts suggest this disruption of traditional defense spending may be a factor in the political pressure currently directed at Hegseth.

Keywords: [missile defense agency](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/missile-defense-agency.md), shield, [pete hegseth](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pete-hegseth.md), [defense contractors](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/defense-contractors.md), [iron dome](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/iron-dome.md)

### Space-Based Missile Defense, Outer Space Treaty

- **Episode:** [942: Force Multiplier](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/942-force-multiplier.md)
- **Published:** 2017-06-29
- **Time:** 13:37–21:34
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/942-force-multiplier/chapter/space-based-missile-defense-outer-space-treaty.md

Representative Trent Franks proposed an amendment to establish a space-based missile defense layer to counter Russian and Chinese advancements. The hosts debate the legality of such weapons under the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which prohibits weapons of mass destruction in orbit.

Keywords: [missile defense agency](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/missile-defense-agency.md), [outer space treaty](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/outer-space-treaty.md), [trent franks](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/trent-franks.md), space weapons, [russia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/russia.md)

### Missile Defense Agency Logo and Islamic Symbolism

- **Episode:** [177: Vajazzling the Slutsquad](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/177-vajazzling-the-slutsquad.md)
- **Published:** 2010-02-25
- **Time:** 51:51–53:39
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/177-vajazzling-the-slutsquad/chapter/missile-defense-agency-logo-and-islamic-symbolism.md

The new logo for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is scrutinized for its perceived resemblance to both the Obama campaign logo and the Islamic crescent moon. While some interpret the design as a missile intercepting a target, others suggest the symbolism is a non-coincidental nod to Middle Eastern influence or the current administration's branding.

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