Friday, April 15, 2011

U.S. Senators Concerned On Missile Shield Moves With The Russians

U.S. Senators Warn Obama on Missile Shield Moves -- Defense News

WASHINGTON - President 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, U.S. senators urged April 14.

The 39 lawmakers, all Republicans, said in a letter to Obama that they were "concerned" Russia would exploit his desire for bilateral cooperation on the issue to "undermine" U.S. national security.

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My Comment: Their concerns are justified. The U.S. has placated Russian concerns on almost every issue relating to European defense .... and there is no reason to believe that they will do so again on European missile defense.

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