US President Barack Obama on Thursday
shelved a Bush-era plan for an Eastern European missile defense plan
that has been a major irritant in US relations with Russia. He said a
redesigned defensive system would be cheaper, quicker and more
effective against the threat from Iranian missiles.
Obama said the plan was scrapped in part
because, after a review, the US has concluded that Iran is less focused
on developing the kind of long-range missiles for which the system was
originally developed, making the building of an expensive new shield
unnecessary. New technology also has arisen that military advisers
decided could be deployed sooner and more effectively, he said.
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Majid Tavakoli: Prisoner of the day | Iterview with mother | Dec 02 |
احسان نراقی: جامعه شناس و نویسنده ۱۳۰۵-۱۳۹۱ | Dec 02 | |
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Prisoner of the day | 46 days on hunger strike | Dec 01 |
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گوهر عشقی: مادر ستار بهشتی | Nov 30 | |
Abdollah Momeni: Prisoner of the day | Activist denied leave and family visits for 1.5 years | Nov 30 |
محمد کلالی: یکی از حمله کنندگان به سفارت ایران در برلین | Nov 29 | |
Habibollah Golparipour: Prisoner of the day | Kurdish Activist on Death Row | Nov 28 |
When it comes to fixing GWB f*&kups,
by Bavafa on Thu Sep 17, 2009 03:40 PM PDTOne down, many thousands to go
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