Newsvine - missile-defensehttp://www.newsvine.com/missile-defenseNewsvine - missile-defenseen-usCopyright 2013Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:01:02 +0000Mon, 20 May 2013 22:01:58 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssBen Stein: Obama Failing on Missile Defense http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17755888-ben-stein-obama-failing-on-missile-defensehttp://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17755888-ben-stein-obama-failing-on-missile-defenseisraeliranusapoliticsnorth-koreaobamamissile-defenseworthsdiiron-domecommentator-ben-steinMon, 15 Apr 2013 06:59:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkHow North Korea Could Destroy The United States http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17620082-how-north-korea-could-destroy-the-united-stateshttp://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17620082-how-north-korea-could-destroy-the-united-stateseconomyusanorth-koreadefense-departmentnuclear-weaponsworld-newsmissile-defenseempfriedFri, 5 Apr 2013 21:03:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkDefense.gov News Article: Hagel: U.S. Bolstering Missile Defense http://josh-rosenroth.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/23/17426595-defensegov-news-article-hagel-us-bolstering-missile-defensehttp://josh-rosenroth.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/23/17426595-defensegov-news-article-hagel-us-bolstering-missile-defenseusrussiairanromanianatopoliticspolandmissile-defensehageln-koreas-koreaSat, 23 Mar 2013 10:11:17 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkRussia unmoved by US missile defense plan change http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17353802-russia-unmoved-by-us-missile-defense-plan-changehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17353802-russia-unmoved-by-us-missile-defense-plan-changeeuusrussiadefenseworld-newsmissile-defenseunited-states'Mon, 18 Mar 2013 07:21:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Friday, March 15, 2013, to announce that the Obama administration will add 14 interceptors to a West Coast-based U.S.-based missile defense system reflecting concern about North Korea's focus on developing nuclear weapons and its advances in long-range missile technology. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p>US reassures Poland over missile defense changes http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/17/17357368-us-reassures-poland-over-missile-defense-changeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/17/17357368-us-reassures-poland-over-missile-defense-changeseuuseuropedefensecentralworld-newsmissile-defenseMon, 18 Mar 2013 00:37:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Friday, March 15, 2013, to announce that the Obama administration will add 14 interceptors to a West Coast-based U.S.-based missile defense system reflecting concern about North Korea's focus on developing nuclear weapons and its advances in long-range missile technology. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p><p>Wendy Sherman, left, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, and Boguslaw Winid, Polish undersecretary of State for Security Policy, attend at a news conference in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, March 18, 2013. Sherman and other U.S. officials are trying to reassure Poland that the cancellation of the final stage of a European missile defense system will not sideline the country, and that the decision was not made to appease Russia. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)</p><p>Wendy Sherman, left, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, and Boguslaw Winid, Polish undersecretary of State for Security Policy, attend at a news conference in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, March 18, 2013. Sherman and other U.S. officials are trying to reassure Poland that the cancellation of the final stage of a European missile defense system will not sideline the country, and that the decision was not made to appease Russia. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)</p>Russian lawmaker not reassured by U.S. missile defense plan http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/17/17348955-russian-lawmaker-not-reassured-by-us-missile-defense-planhttp://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/17/17348955-russian-lawmaker-not-reassured-by-us-missile-defense-planrussiaworld-newsmissile-defenserussian-lawmaker-not-reassured-by-missile-defense-planSun, 17 Mar 2013 21:02:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkU.S. Is Bolstering Missile Defense to Deter North Korea http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/16/17342257-us-is-bolstering-missile-defense-to-deter-north-koreahttp://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/16/17342257-us-is-bolstering-missile-defense-to-deter-north-koreanorth-koreaworld-newsmissile-defenseforeign-policyus-to-bolster-missile-defense-in-response-to-recent-actions-by-north-koreaSun, 17 Mar 2013 01:46:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkMissile plan changes may provide opening for talks http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/16/17334781-missile-plan-changes-may-provide-opening-for-talkshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/16/17334781-missile-plan-changes-may-provide-opening-for-talksuseuropedefensepoliticsmissile-defenseSat, 16 Mar 2013 07:41:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 1, 2013 file photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon. Hagel plans to announce Friday that the Obama administration has decided to add 14 interceptors on the West Coast to the U.S.-based missile defense system. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)</p><p>In this March 7, 2013 photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and distributed March 8, 2013 by the Korea News Service, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, uses binoculars to look at the South's territory from an observation post at the military unit on Jangjae islet, located in the southernmost part of the southwestern sector of North Korea's border with South Korea. Seven years of U.N. sanctions against North Korea have done nothing to derail Pyongyang’s drive for a nuclear weapon capable of hitting the United States. They may have even bolstered the Kim family by giving their propaganda maestros ammunition to whip up anti-U.S. sentiment and direct attention away from government failures. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel plans to announce Friday that the Obama administration has decided to add 14 interceptors on the West Coast to the U.S.-based missile defense system. (AP Photo/KCNA via KNS) JAPAN OUT UNTIL 14 DAYS AFTER THE DAY OF TRANSMISSION</p><p>Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Friday, March 15, 2013, to announce that the Obama administration will add 14 interceptors to a West Coast-based U.S.-based missile defense system reflecting concern about North Korea's focus on developing nuclear weapons and its advances in long-range missile technology. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p><p>Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, walks past Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, left, and Defense Undersecretary for Policy James Miller, at the Pentagon, Friday, March 15, 2013, after announcing the Pentagon will spend $1 billion to add 14 interceptors to a West Coast-based missile defense system, responding to what it called faster-than-anticipated North Korean progress on nuclear weapons and missiles. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p><p>Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Friday, March 15, 2013, to announce that the Obama administration will add 14 interceptors to a West Coast-based U.S.-based missile defense system reflecting concern about North Korea's focus on developing nuclear weapons and its advances in long-range missile technology. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p>US to beef up missile defense against NKorea http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/15/17327708-us-to-beef-up-missile-defense-against-nkoreahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/15/17327708-us-to-beef-up-missile-defense-against-nkoreausdefensepoliticsnorth-koreanorth-koreanwest-coastmissile-defensewest-coast-basedFri, 15 Mar 2013 17:31:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 1, 2013 file photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon. Hagel plans to announce Friday that the Obama administration has decided to add 14 interceptors on the West Coast to the U.S.-based missile defense system. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)</p><p>In this March 7, 2013 photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and distributed March 8, 2013 by the Korea News Service, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, uses binoculars to look at the South's territory from an observation post at the military unit on Jangjae islet, located in the southernmost part of the southwestern sector of North Korea's border with South Korea. Seven years of U.N. sanctions against North Korea have done nothing to derail Pyongyang’s drive for a nuclear weapon capable of hitting the United States. They may have even bolstered the Kim family by giving their propaganda maestros ammunition to whip up anti-U.S. sentiment and direct attention away from government failures. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel plans to announce Friday that the Obama administration has decided to add 14 interceptors on the West Coast to the U.S.-based missile defense system. (AP Photo/KCNA via KNS) JAPAN OUT UNTIL 14 DAYS AFTER THE DAY OF TRANSMISSION</p>Obama Says Missile Defense He Opposed Can Handle North Korea http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/09/17249674-obama-says-missile-defense-he-opposed-can-handle-north-koreahttp://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/09/17249674-obama-says-missile-defense-he-opposed-can-handle-north-koreairanpoliticsnorth-koreaobamareaganmissile-defensebush-43sdibig-pictureSat, 9 Mar 2013 17:30:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkIsrael, US successfully test anti-missile system http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17083094-israel-us-successfully-test-anti-missile-systemhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17083094-israel-us-successfully-test-anti-missile-systemisraeldefensemissileworld-newsmissile-defensemlisrael-defense-ministryMon, 25 Feb 2013 07:44:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postAPNewsBreak: Flaws found in US missile shield http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16907787-apnewsbreak-flaws-found-in-us-missile-shieldhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16907787-apnewsbreak-flaws-found-in-us-missile-shielduseuropedefensepoliticsmissile-defensesecret-defense-departmentSat, 9 Feb 2013 08:16:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Sailors man the rails aboard the guided -missile destroyer USS Barry as the ship departs the Norfolk Naval Station, Thursday morning, Feb. 7, 2013 for a 6-month deployment. The USS Barry has deployed to Europe to protect U.S. allies from ballistic missiles. (AP Photo/TheVirginian-Pilot,Bill Tiernan) MAGS OUT</p><p>Sailors man the rails aboard the guided -missile destroyer USS Barry as the ship depart the Norfolk Naval Station, Thursday morning, Feb. 7, 2013 for a 6-month deployment. The USS Barry has deployed to Europe to protect U.S. allies from ballistic missiles. (AP Photo/TheVirginian-Pilot,Bill Tiernan) MAGS OUT</p><p>FILE - In this Friday, May 4, 2012 file photo, a Russian military officer is on duty in the main control center of a radar station at the missile defense facility in Sofrino, 50 km (31 miles) northeast of Moscow. Secret U.S. Defense Department studies have cast doubt on whether a multibillion dollar missile defense system planned for Europe will ever be able to protect the United States from Iranian missiles as intended, congressional investigators say. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, File)</p>US announces successful missile flight test http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/27/16718393-us-announces-successful-missile-flight-testhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/27/16718393-us-announces-successful-missile-flight-testustestdefenseus-newsmissile-defenseSun, 27 Jan 2013 05:28:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postIsrael successfully tests missile defense system http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/25/15431651-israel-successfully-tests-missile-defense-systemhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/25/15431651-israel-successfully-tests-missile-defense-systemisraeldefenseworld-newsmissile-defensemlSun, 25 Nov 2012 18:48:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postHigh Energy Laser Directed Energy Weapons http://almcj.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/23/15389954-high-energy-laser-directed-energy-weaponshttp://almcj.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/23/15389954-high-energy-laser-directed-energy-weaponstechnologydefensemicrowaveweaponsmissile-defenseplasmalasermodern-warfarehpmparticle-beamdirected-energy-weaponmaserhelemittercommentid-technologyFri, 23 Nov 2012 17:31:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkNewsmax Exclusive: An Inside Look at Israel's 'Iron Dome' Missile Shield http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15340879-newsmax-exclusive-an-inside-look-at-israels-iron-dome-missile-shieldhttp://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15340879-newsmax-exclusive-an-inside-look-at-israels-iron-dome-missile-shieldisraelterrorismgazaworld-newsmissile-defenseiron-domeoccupy-gazacedasefireWed, 21 Nov 2012 20:53:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkNATO to Give Turkey Patriot Missiles for Border with Syria http://the-contrarian.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15306642-nato-to-give-turkey-patriot-missiles-for-border-with-syriahttp://the-contrarian.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15306642-nato-to-give-turkey-patriot-missiles-for-border-with-syriaturkeynatopatriotsyriaworld-newsmissile-defenseturkey-syriaTue, 20 Nov 2012 14:24:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkIsrael's Iron Dome Missile Defense System A Battle-Tested Success http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15299745-israels-iron-dome-missile-defense-system-a-battle-tested-successhttp://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15299745-israels-iron-dome-missile-defense-system-a-battle-tested-successisraelgazaworld-newsmissile-defenseiron-domeTue, 20 Nov 2012 09:01:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkIsrael prepares new missile defense system http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15141898-israel-prepares-new-missile-defense-systemhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15141898-israel-prepares-new-missile-defense-systemisraeldefenseworld-newsmissile-defensemlTue, 13 Nov 2012 19:26:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Sunday, March 11, 2012 file photo, a rocket is launched from the Israeli anti-missile system known as "Iron Dome" in order to intercept a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip in Ashdod, Israel. Last year Israel activated the Iron Dome, a first-of-its-kind system that intercepts rockets fired from short distances of up to 70 kilometers (50 miles) and has shot down dozens of rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, including several projectiles fired over the past week. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, file)</p>Russia hopes for US flexibility on missile shield http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/08/15013888-russia-hopes-for-us-flexibility-on-missile-shieldhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/08/15013888-russia-hopes-for-us-flexibility-on-missile-shieldeuusrussiabarack-obamarussian-cabinetworld-newsmissile-defenseThu, 8 Nov 2012 07:52:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev speaks during a meeting with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Medvedev is in Vietnam to boost ties between the two countries. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen)</p>US hits 4 targets in Pacific missile defense test http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/25/14704010-us-hits-4-targets-in-pacific-missile-defense-testhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/25/14704010-us-hits-4-targets-in-pacific-missile-defense-testustestdefensepacific-oceanus-newsmissile-defensemissile-defense-agencymissile-defense-testFri, 26 Oct 2012 00:06:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postWHY IT MATTERS: Missile Defense http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14648784-why-it-matters-missile-defensehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14648784-why-it-matters-missile-defenseusus-newsmissile-defensewhy-it-mattersTue, 23 Oct 2012 19:20:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this April 1, 2009, file photo U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, meet ahead of the G20 summit in London. Early in his presidency, Barack Obama replaced a George W. Bush-era plan for missile defense in Europe that had roiled relations with Russia. Obama says his four-stage plan would protect Europe and the United States as foes develop more sophisticated missiles. The announcement initially eased tensions with Moscow, which considered the previous plan a threat to its nuclear might. Obama has proposed cutting missile defense spending in 2013 by about 7 percent, to $9.7 billion. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)</p>After drone, Israel deploys missile defense unit http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/09/14312695-after-drone-israel-deploys-missile-defense-unithttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/09/14312695-after-drone-israel-deploys-missile-defense-unitisraelworld-newsmissile-defensemlTue, 9 Oct 2012 09:51:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This image made from video released by the Israeli Defense Forces shows the downing of a drone that entered Israeli airspace in southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. Israeli jets scrambled to intercept a drone that crossed into Israeli airspace Saturday from the Mediterranean Sea, bringing it down without incident in the south of the country, a military spokeswoman said.(AP Photo/Israeli Defense Forces via AP video)</p><p>Israeli Army vehicles and helicopters are seen in an open area as they search for the remains of a drone in the Negev southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. Israeli jets scrambled to intercept a drone that crossed into Israeli airspace Saturday from the Mediterranean Sea, bringing it down without incident in the south of the country, a military spokeswoman said. (AP Photo/Yehuda Lachiani) ISRAEL OUT</p><p>ISRAEL OUT, FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 file photo, an Israeli army helicopter lands in an open area as soldiers search for the remains of a drone in the Negev southern Israel. Israeli warplanes on Sunday staged a series of mock air raids over southern Lebanese villages, officials said, setting off earth-shaking sonic booms in an apparent message to the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah following a mysterious raid by an unmanned aircraft shot down over Israeli skies over the weekend. (AP Photo/Yehuda Lachiani, File)</p><p>An Israel soldier walks past a Patriot missile defense battery positioned on the Carmel Mt. in northern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Israel's military has deployed a missile defense system near the Lebanese border, days after warplanes shot down a mysterious unmanned aircraft that entered its skies. An army spokesman said on Tuesday that the Patriot missile defense battery was deployed in the northern city of Haifa. He refused to say if the battery's deployment was connected to Saturday's drone incident. The drone is widely believed to have originated in Lebanon. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>An Israeli soldier guards the road leading towards a Patriot missile defense battery positioned on the Carmel Mt., not picctured, in northern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. IIsrael's military has deployed a missile defense system near the Lebanese border, days after warplanes shot down a mysterious unmanned aircraft that entered its skies. An army spokesman said on Tuesday that the Patriot missile defense battery was deployed in the northern city of Haifa. He refused to say if the battery's deployment was connected to Saturday's drone incident. The drone is widely believed to have originated in Lebanon. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>An Israeli guards the road leading towards a Patriot missile defense battery positioned on the Carmel Mt., not pictured, in northern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Israel's military has deployed a missile defense system near the Lebanese border, days after warplanes shot down a mysterious unmanned aircraft that entered its skies. An army spokesman said on Tuesday that the Patriot missile defense battery was deployed in the northern city of Haifa. He refused to say if the battery's deployment was connected to Saturday's drone incident. The drone is widely believed to have originated in Lebanon. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>An Israeli soldier walks past a Patriot missile defense battery positioned on the Carmel Mt. in northern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Israel's military has deployed a missile defense system near the Lebanese border, days after warplanes shot down a mysterious unmanned aircraft that entered its skies. An army spokesman said on Tuesday that the Patriot missile defense battery was deployed in the northern city of Haifa. He refused to say if the battery's deployment was connected to Saturday's drone incident. The drone is widely believed to have originated in Lebanon. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p>WHY IT MATTERS: Missile Defense http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/07/14274456-why-it-matters-missile-defensehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/07/14274456-why-it-matters-missile-defenseuspoliticsmissile-defensewhy-it-mattersSun, 7 Oct 2012 14:49:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 31 2012, file photo U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listens to Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saudi al-Faisal, right, speak to media after their meeting with the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council "GCC" in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Obama administration is seeking to advance talks about missile defense system against Iran with Saudis and their neighbors. It remains unclear how quickly foes such as Iran and North Korea could develop a capability to strike the United States with missiles, but the U.S. says Iran is already capable of hitting Europe. The United States is spending nearly $10 billion a year on missile defense when military budgets are stretched. But the programs have yet to prove that they can reliably knock long-range missiles out of the sky and protect the U.S. from emerging threats. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)</p><p>FILE - In this April 1, 2009, file photo U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, meet ahead of the G20 summit in London. Early in his presidency, Barack Obama replaced a George W. Bush-era plan for missile defense in Europe that had roiled relations with Russia. Obama says his four-stage plan would protect Europe and the United States as foes develop more sophisticated missiles. The announcement initially eased tensions with Moscow, which considered the previous plan a threat to its nuclear might. Obama has proposed cutting missile defense spending in 2013 by about 7 percent, to $9.7 billion. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)</p><p>FILE - In this July 30, 2012, file photo Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney meets with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk at The Gdansk Old Town Hall, in Gdansk. The Bush-ear missile defense program, dear to Poland, was replaced by President Barack Obama early in his presidency. Romney would reverse Obama's proposed cuts of missile defense spending of about 7 percent, to $9.7 billion in 2013, and wants to maintain Obama's plans in Europe — so long as they work. But he argues that part of Obama's plan is based on theoretical technology and was designed as much to appease Russia as to address threats from Iran. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p>Putin 'Grateful' To Romney http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/11/13811460-putin-grateful-to-romneyhttp://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/11/13811460-putin-grateful-to-romneyrussiapoliticsdiplomacyputinromneymissile-defenseforeign-policyright-wing-liesright-wing-ignoranceTue, 11 Sep 2012 23:26:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark