Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs of Staff: U.S. And Russia Will Find Common Ground On Missile Defense

Joint Chiefs Chair Says U.S. 'Will Find Common Ground' With Russia On Missile Defense -- Aol Defense

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is "committed" to resolving the stalemate with Russia on the White House's European missile defense plan despite claims by Moscow the plan is dead on arrival, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey said.

"I personally believe we will find common ground with the Russian military on [EPAA] because it is not threatening strategic nuclear deterrence," Dempsey said during a speech in Washington last Friday. "It is very much oriented . . . against a rogue nation breaking out with some kind of nuclear missile technology."

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My Comment: I hope he is right .... but I am expecting the opposite.