Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, in an Op-Ed in The Washington Post, calls Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal for NATO-Russian cooperation on missile defense “a bold initiative.” VOA’s Suzanne Presto talked with Kissinger on his views about this issue in New York.
Mr. Putin has proposed the creation of a new missile defense-plan that would link Russian and NATO defense systems to counter a possible nuclear threat from Iran.
Kissinger, a National Security Advisor during the Vietnam War, the Cold War and the opening to China, says the proposal is unprecedented.
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