Missile Defense
Russia warns of response to U.S. anti-missile sites in eastern Europe
November 24, 2011Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia will aim missiles at U.S. anti-missile sites in eastern Europe if the United States does not heed Russian concerns about its missile defense plans. Mr. Medvedev said in a televised statement Wednesday that...
US troops, Patriot missiles in Poland spark Russian concern
May 28, 2010By Hilary Heuler U.S. troops and Patriot missile batteries arrived in Poland this week, where they will be stationed in the northern town of Morag, just 64 kilometers from the Russian border. The training mission ties Poland more firmly to NATO, but...
Biden to Bucharest: Why Romania?
October 23, 2009By Damon Wilson Vice President Biden is visiting Central Europe this week as part of the administration’s damage control efforts in the wake of the botched roll-out of its missile defense decisions. The White House’s objective extends...
US, Russia Note Progress on Nuclear Arms Treaty
October 13, 2009Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the United States and Russia have made "considerable" progress on plans to reduce their nuclear arsenals. Lavrov made the comments to reporters Tuesday following his meeting in Moscow with U.S. Secretary...
David Smith: Obama Missile Defense Blunder
September 28, 2009By DAVID SMITH The U.S. decision to cancel deployment of a ballistic missile defense system in Central Europe in favor of boosting shorter-range defenses creates immediate policy problems for the Obama administration: It shreds agreements with the...
Dismantling missile defense in Eastern Europe shows weakness
September 24, 2009By Thaddeus McCotter At a time when recession still wreaks havoc upon our families' prosperity, it is often difficult to focus on our national security. But focus we must. President John F. Kennedy warned: "The surest path to war is the path...
Missile Defense Decision Draws Praise, Criticism from Lawmakers
September 18, 2009By Dan Robinson President Obama's decision to revise a plan to deploy a missile defense shield in the Czech Republic and Poland is drawing praise and criticism from members of Congress. Republicans sharply criticized the move saying it amounts to abandonment...
Obama’s Decision to Be ‘the Anti-Bush’ Won’t Help Russia
September 18, 2009By Paul Goble Russian officials and mainstream media outlets are celebrating the decision of US President Barack Obama not to place missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic for now as a victory for Russia, but some Moscow commentators...
Obama's decision on missile defense sites in Europe-grave mistake
September 17, 2009Today's announcement by the Obama Administration that it plans to discontinue the deployment of U.S. missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic represents a stunning reversal of longstanding U.S. policy priorities and a potentially grave strategic...
August 05, 2009By David J. Smith As US Vice President Joe Biden returned to Washington from his foray to Ukraine and Georgia, the first copies of a Wall Street Journal article that would plunge him into political controversy rolled off the presses. Biden told the...