Obama in missile shield overhaul
bbc
17-Sep-2009 (one comment)

Controversial bases which had been planned for Poland and the Czech Republic are to be scrapped, after a review of the threat from Iran. Mr Obama said there would be a "proven, cost-effective" system using land- and sea-based interceptors against Iran's short- and medium-range missile threat. Mr Obama said there would be a "proven, cost-effective" system using land- and sea-based interceptors against Iran's short- and medium-range missile threat. Russia, which saw the old shield as a threat, initially welcomed the news. John Bolton, who was undersecretary of state for arms control and international security under President Bush, said the move was "unambiguously a bad decision".

 

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Darius Kadivar

Obama Cutting Deals with Russia over Iran Threat?

by Darius Kadivar on

No Wonder Iran was Angry at the Russians for not inviting them at the Caspian Summit !

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Russian President Leaves Open Possibility for Iran Sanctions

Russia's president has left open the possibility that world powers could impose additional sanctions on Iran for its controversial nuclear program.

Speaking in Moscow, Dmitri Medvedev said that while sanctions are not very effective, they are necessary in some situations.



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