In a new statewide poll sponsored by the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA), a national non- profit, non-partisan organization, 83 percent of likely Florida voters said that the nation should have a missile defense system with the ability to protect the United States, its cities and its population from an attack by missiles containing weapons of mass destruction.

Currently, the United States is vulnerable and does not have defense or protection against a ballistic missile attack from any range or destination.

The poll conducted during the period (July 15-19) by Public Strategies, Inc. an independent polling firm presented remarkable numbers showing that 600 registered Florida voters overwhelmingly want early deployment of a missile defense system.