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missile defense system stories: 53 news summaries

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Russia to Ukraine:
Don't Join NATO, Or Else

...We may aim nuclear missiles at you

Feb 12, 08 9:53 PM CST
(Newser) - If Ukraine joins NATO and hosts the US missile-defense program, Russia may aim nuclear missiles at its neighbor, Vladimir Putin said today in a press conference with Ukranian president Viktor Yushchenko. Russia’s president claimed that “it is horrible to say and even horrible to think” that such measures... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • missile defense system • Ukraine • Viktor Yushchenko

Poland, US Move Closer on Missile Shield

Countries agree, in principle, on military cooperation plan

Feb 2, 08 9:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Poland agreed, in principle, yesterday to host controversial US missile interceptors on its soil, the AP reports, after Condoleezza Rice sat down with Poland's foreign minister and agreed to help upgrade its military in return. The foreign minister told reporters in Washington that there was still a lot of negotiating... More »

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Russia • Eastern Europe • Poland • Condoleezza Rice • missile • missile defense system

Anti-Missile Devices Set for Testing on
US Airliners

Laser jammers slated for cross-country flights

Jan 4, 08 6:57 PM CST
(Newser) - The Department of Homeland Security will equip three American Airlines passenger planes with anti-missile laser jammers this spring, USA Today reports. The devices, designed to confuse shoulder-launched projectiles, will be mounted on planes flying between New York and California to assess overall maintenance concerns, how the system works on routine... More »

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Department of Homeland Security • American Airlines • missile defense system

Japan Shoots Down Dummy US Missile 

Japanese expanding missile defense systems with Yank help

Dec 18, 07 5:45 AM CST
(Newser) - A Japanese warship off Hawaii has shot down a US-made mock ballistic missile in flight over the Pacific Ocean, the BBC reports. The test, using a US-developed intercept missile, was the first of its kind by an American ally. Japan and the US stepped up their missile defense cooperation after... More »

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China • North Korea • Japan • missile defense system • Japanese Defense Force • Hawaii • ballistic missile program

Russia Rips
US Missile
Defense Offer

White House proposal is still 'unilateral,' says defense minister

Nov 27, 07 10:00 AM CST
(Newser) - American and Russian plans to collaborate on a missile defense program suffered another blow today as Russia's foreign minister blasted American offers as "a significant rollback" from earlier promises. US proposals amounted to a "unilateral" American effort that would seek help and information from Russia, and no more,... More »

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Russia • Condoleezza Rice • Vladimir Putin • missile defense system • nuclear facilities

Bush Sees 'Urgent' Need for Missile Defense

He says Europe shield needed to fend off Iran

Oct 23, 07 5:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush today declared an "urgent" need for a missile-defense system in Europe to defend the US and its allies against attacks from "dangerous regimes" such as Iran, the Washington Post reports. Bush sought to get Russia on board, while defense chief Gates said the system would remain... More »

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Iran • missile defense system • George W. Bush

Russia Vows to Launch Arms Race in Space

General cautions US, China against new anti-missile systems

Oct 3, 07 4:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Today Russia promised an arms race with the US and China if they keep launching military hardware into orbit.  "We need to have strong rules about space, to avoid its militarization," General Vladimir Popovkin said. Reuters reports that his barb was aimed at Washington for its "... More »

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missile defense system • Russian military • space race

Putin Suspends Arms Pact

Moscow's move over anti-missle flap further imperils relations with US

Jul 14, 07 3:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vladimir Putin suspended the Kremlin’s recognition of a key arms control treaty today, citing the threat to Russian security posed by US plans for a missile defense system in Eastern Europe. The 1990 pact limited the number of offensive weapons that could be deployed in Europe, the BBC explains;... More »

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Vladimir Putin • The Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty • disarmament • Warsaw Pact • missile defense system • George W. Bush

Putin Wants in on Missile Shield

Russian premier pushes plan for joint anti-missile defense system in lieu of bases in Poland, Czech Reppublic

Jul 3, 07 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vladimir Putin yesterday pushed his proposal for cooperating with the US on a joint missile defense system, part of which would be built on Russian soil, the Washington Post reports. The offer, first broached in Germany last month,  was welcomed by President Bush as he and the Russian premier ... More »

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Russia • Eastern Europe • Poland • Vladimir Putin • Czech Republic • Kennebunkport • missile defense system • George W. Bush

Missile Defense Founders on Bush Missteps

Poles and Czechs underappreciated, Congress stiffens

Jul 2, 07 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush is looking for support for his missile shield in all the wrong places, the LA Times reports. While he dallies with president Putin, an increasingly underwhelmed Congress is readying to pull the plug. Meanwhile, Poland and the Czech Republic—the designated missile-defense bases—are increasingly skeptical of American... More »

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Eastern Europe • Poland • Vladimir Putin • Czech Republic • missile defense system • George W. Bush

Putin Puts in at Kennebunkport

Russian president insists visit is social, though tensions remain high

Jul 1, 07 7:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Russian president Vladimir Putin touched down in New Hampshire this afternoon for what the US and Russia are both calling a social visit to President Bush's summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine. But the BBC reports both sides hope to use the meeting as an opportunity to warm their countries' recently... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • Kosovo • Kennybunkport • missile defense system • Cold War

Putin Rattles Nuclear Sabre

Threatens to aim nukes at European cities

Jun 4, 07 5:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russia is threatening to aim nuclear missiles at major European cities for the first time since the Cold War, the Daily Telegraph reports. Vladimir Putin's provocation, on the eve of the G-8 summit, was the latest in an increasingly strident string of anti-western pronouncements in response to US plans to... More »

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Russia • Eastern Europe • Vladimir Putin • nuclear • missile • missile defense system • Cold War

Putin Lashes
Out at Foreign Meddlers

Repeats opposition to missile shield, pledge to step down next year

Apr 26, 07 8:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vladimir Putin threatened to stonewall a key defense treaty if the U.S. doesn't back down on anti-missile bases in Eastern Europe, and lashed out against "foreign meddlers" in Russian politics. In his annual speech to parliament, Putin also repeated his pledge to stand down when his term ends... More »

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Russia • Eastern Europe • anti missile bases • Vladimir Putin • missile • missile defense system

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