Obama cancels Bush plan for European missile shield that had soured relations with RussiaWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama abruptly canceled a long-planned missile shield for Eastern Europe on Thursday, replacing a Bush-era project that was bitterly opposed by Russia with a plan he contended would better defend against a growing threat of Iranian missiles. Eastern Europe rues diminished ties to US after missile program scrappedPRAGUE — Scuttling a missile defense shield in the Czech Republic and Poland helps smooth relations between the U.S. and Russia. But at what price? Analysis: Shelving missile shield may coax Moscow to help curb Iranian nuclear ambitionsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is betting Moscow will return the favor on missile defense by helping him blunt Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Eastern Europe rues dminished ties to US after missile program scrappedPRAGUE — Scuttling a missile defense shield in the Czech Republic and Poland helps smooth relations between the U.S. and Russia. But at what price? AP NewsBreak: Secret nuke agency report says Iran can make bomb, developing delivery systemVIENNA — Iran experts at the U.N.’s nuclear monitoring agency believe that Tehran has the ability to make a nuclear bomb and worked on developing a missile system that can carry an atomic warhead, according to a confidential report seen by The Associated Press. Russian president: US decision to scrap missile plans is a “responsible move”MOSCOW — President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday praised the decision by the Obama administration to scrap plans for a missile defense system in Eastern Europe, calling it a “responsible move.” Obama scraps missile defence plans for Eastern Europe (Second Lead)WASHINGTON - The US has dropped plans to base a long-range missile-defence system in Eastern Europe and will instead deploy less complicated systems to counter Iran’s ballistic missile programme, President Barack Obama announced Thursday. Russian president: US decision to scrap missile defense plans is a ‘responsible move’MOSCOW — President Dmitry Medvedev says the decision by the Obama administration to scrap plans for a missile defense system in Europe is a “responsible move.” Gates: Bush missile defense plan dumped because of changes in perceived threat from IranWASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the decision to abandon the Bush administration’s plans for a land-based missile defense system in Eastern Europe came about because of a change in the U.S. perception of the threat posed by Iran. Obama, placating Russia, shelves Bush-era plan for missile defense shield in Eastern EuropeWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday shelved a Bush-era plan for an Eastern European missile defense shield that has been a major irritant in relations with Russia. He said a redesigned defensive system would be cheaper and more effective against the threat from Iranian missiles. Czechs, Poles react with rancor, relief at US decision to pull out of missile defense shieldPRAGUE — Czechs and Poles expressed rancor and relief Thursday that President Barack Obama had scrapped plans for a U.S. missile defense shield on their territories, reflecting deep divisions over a proposal that had also enraged Russia. AP News in BriefObama says he’ll accept Nobel Peace Prize as ‘call to action’ toward peace and prosperity Russian envoy: 2 Russian diplomats to lose accreditation to alliance headquartersBRUSSELS — A day after NATO and Russia closed their diplomatic rift over last year’s war in Georgia, the alliance kicked out two Russian diplomats in apparent retaliation for a spy case that rekindled memories of the Cold War. |
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