Obama Mulls Giving Moscow Data On Missile Defense -- Reuters(Reuters) - The Obama administration disclosed on Tuesday that it is considering sharing some classified U.S. data as part of an effort to allay Russian concerns about a controversial antimissile shield.
The administration is continuing negotiations begun under former President George W. Bush on a defense technical cooperation agreement with Moscow that could include limited classified data, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Brad Roberts told a House of Representatives' Armed Services subcommittee.
He gave no details on the sort of data that might be shared under such an agreement.
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My Comment: While supporters of such a transfer are arguing that this cooperation is already being done, I perceive it differently ..... i.e. we are giving up on the one leverage that the U.S. has in influencing Russia to downsize their huge advantage in short-medium range nuclear weapons because I am 100% sure they will not do it voluntarily.
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