President Barack Obama’s administration also said it would welcome India into the club of nations that regulate export controls, bringing New Delhi full circle from an outcast to a member of international weapons controls.
The United States took major groups off a blacklist, including the Indian Space Research Organization, which leads India’s space program, and the weapon-designing Defense Research and Development Organization.
Previously, the United States barred exports to the organizations of material and technology that could have military use.
“These actions will open important new opportunities for our companies and governments on cooperating in the defense and space areas,” said Robert Blake, the assistant secretary of state for South Asia.
Blake, speaking Tuesday at Syracuse University in New York, said the United States would also support India’s full membership in four groups that control exports including the Nuclear Suppliers Group."
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NATO Missile Defense for Europe
NATO has agreed to provide ballistic missile defense or BMD for all of Europe. This NATO BMD will protect NATO (European and American) military forces in Europe. It will also – for the very first time – protect the civilian population throughout Europe from ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction launched from the Middle East.
Much of this NATO missile defense for Europe – known as the European Phased Adaptive Approach – will actually be provided by the United States armed forces. This will include seaborne AEGIS missile defense on board US Navy ships in the Mediterranean, as well as land based radars and interceptor missiles.
This e-book describes how NATO missile defense for Europe will be organized and implemented.
