The United States and India are in talks to join forces on a missile defence system - despite fears it could trigger an arms race with China.
The proposal, still at an early stage, is part of an evolving strategic partnership between the world’s two largest democracies.
But the fear in Beijing is that the US is [...]

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Poland’s government has agreed in principle to allow the Pentagon to set up a U.S. missile interceptor site on Polish territory to counter Iranian missiles, Warsaw’s foreign minister said yesterday.
Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski announced reaching the outlines of a basing agreement after meetings with Bush administration officials here. Mr. Sikorski said the deal, which [...]

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Japan boosts missile defences in Tokyo
AFP - 6 hours ago
… relations with China but has also voiced concern about Beijing’s rapidly growing military spending, including advances in its cruise missiles and air …
Japan deploys third advanced missile defense system Hindu
Japan continues deployment of ballistic missile defense system Xinhua
Japan installs third PAC-3 interceptor near Tokyo Earthtimes
Christian Science [...]

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The White House’s plan to expand the U.S. ballistic missile defense shield to Europe is running into difficulties as the clock ticks down on George W. Bush’s presidency. European governments have started a time-honored exercise in political expediency: distancing themselves from what is increasingly seen as a lame-duck U.S. administration. And the antimissile system could [...]

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However, now the opposite dynamic is taking place at the other end of the Eurasian land mass. Outgoing South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun is being replaced by the dynamic Lee Myung-bak. And President-elect Lee and his transition team have already sent their own strong signals that as part of their overall master-plan to revitalize the [...]

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US Missile Defense May Involve S. Korea
Korea Times, South Korea - 12 hours ago
Korea has not participated in the MD, aimed at intercepting high-altitude ballistic missiles due to the opposition of North Korea, China and Russia and …
Seoul to equip ships to intercept NKorea missiles: report AFP
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will allow the United States to use an air force base in northern England as part of its upgraded missile defence shield, its defence minister said on Wednesday, saying the move would be good for Britain.
“Missile defence systems are just that — defensive,” Defence Secretary Des Browne said in a statement.
“They [...]

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Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, ending the Cold War, there has been an alarming proliferation of nuclear-armed ballistic missile technology in a dozen nations. FSM Contributing Editor Tom Ordeman reports several important new developments in our missile shield plan.
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From a technical point of view, we cannot convince them. They ignore, they neglect our arguments, and they are saying that any kind of a military installation on the territory of Poland, Czech Republic _ that means on the territory of new member NATO states _ is not acceptable for them, Waszczykowski said.
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Together with 10 interceptor missiles deployed in neighbouring Poland, the radar, which Washington says is aimed at protecting against a possible Iranian attack, has created rifts within NATO, roused Russian anger and split public opinion in the Czech Republic and Poland.
Facing fierce grassroots opposition and fear over US plans to extend its anti-missile shield to [...]

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Ostensibly, the European radar and interceptors are aimed at the future threat of nuclear-armed Iranian missiles. But Russia suspects—perhaps with good reason—that the real purpose of the deployments is to cement the security guarantees the United States has given to the two former Russian allies. In addition, Russia fears, also with justification, that the missile [...]

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The United States is trying to reassure Russia that an American missile defense shield in central Europe will not undermine Russia’s national security, but the Kremlin’s reaction so far has been deeply skeptical. The United States says the rockets it plans to build will carry no warheads, and are intended only to intercept attacking missiles. [...]

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This comes to us from Senior Editor Anna Mulrine, who covers the Pentagon:
Lt. Gen. Henry “Trey” Obering, director of the Missile Defense Agency, told reporters Thursday that the agency is modifying radars in the United Kingdom and Greenland to better protect the United States from missile strikes.
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“We want to cooperate with Russia,” said Eric Edelman, undersecretary of defense for policy.
“But that being said, I don’t think if for some reason we’re unable to reach a commonly agreed way ahead, that we would want to accede to Russia being able to dictate what we do bilaterally with other countries or what NATO [...]

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