Thursday, April 14, 2011

Obama urged to limit Russia missile shield sway

Obama urged to limit Russia missile shield sway: "President Barack Obama must beat back any Russian demands for 'red-button' sway over a missile shield in Europe and deny Moscow access to sensitive data tied to the program, US senators urged Thursday.

The 39 lawmakers, all Republican foes of the White House, said in a letter to Obama that they were 'concerned' Russia would exploit his desire for bilateral cooperation on the issue to 'undermine' US national security.

The group, led by Republican Senator Mark Kirk, warned against giving Moscow any right to veto use of the shield or providing Russia with 'access to America's most sensitive missile defense data and technology.'"
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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.