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The Obama administration hopes the Czech Republic will play an important role in a reworked U.S. missile defense plan, a top American official said Monday.
A Japanese navy ship intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile in a test off Hawaii, the U.S. and Japanese militaries said Tuesday.
NATO's top official says the alliance welcomes President Barack Obama's revamped plans for a missile defense system in Europe and hopes to bring it fully into NATO.
A top Russian diplomat suggested Thursday that the U.S. should not talk with non-NATO nations about a prospective missile shield, Russian news agencies reported.
Russian's new agencies are reporting that the foreign minister says the new U.S. missile defense plan looks less threatening than a Bush-era program scrapped by President Barack Obama.
Ever since President Ronald Reagan proposed building a ballistic missile shield in 1983 to prevent a doomsday scenario, the idea has been dogged by an unanswered question: Will it work?
Russia's envoy to NATO on Tuesday called for guarantees from Washington that a revised U.S. missile defense plan won't threaten Moscow.
A new round of Russian-U.S. arms control talks began Monday, and Russian military experts predicted they will not be easy, despite President Barack Obama's decision to scrap plans for an Eastern Europe-based missile shield that Moscow opposed.
The Obama administration came under fire from U.S. lawmakers on Thursday for surprising Congress and American allies with its decision to drastically alter European missile defense plans.
Turkey's military on Friday said it was planning to spend close to $1 billion (euro680 million) for its first long-range missile defense system.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that the new missile defense system planned for Europe has the flexibility to adapt to changes in Iranian missile capabilities even if U.S. intelligence about Tehran's slower-than-expected pace turns out to be wrong.
President Barack Obama abruptly canceled a long-planned missile shield for Eastern Europe on Thursday, replacing a Bush-era project that was bitterly opposed by Russia with a plan he contended would better defend against a growing threat of Iranian missiles.
The Obama administration is not abandoning missile defense in Europe, but it is junking the previous administration's view of the missile threat posed by Iran and what that means for Europe.
President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday praised the decision by the Obama administration to scrap plans for a missile defense system in Eastern Europe, calling it a "responsible move."
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the decision to abandon the Bush administration's plans for a land-based missile defense system in Eastern Europe came about because of a change in the U.S. perception of the threat posed by Iran.
Poles and Czechs voiced deep concern Friday at President Barack Obama's decision to scrap a Bush-era missile defense shield planned for their countries.
President Barack Obama on Thursday shelved a Bush-era plan for an Eastern European missile defense shield that has been a major irritant in relations with Russia. He said a redesigned defensive system would be cheaper and more effective against the threat from Iranian missiles.
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., a division of defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp., said Tuesday that it has established a new missile defense systems operating unit based in Huntsville, Ala.
The latest U.S. missile defense test, conducted Thursday evening in Hawaii waters, was deemed a success as tensions continue with North Korea over that country's missile program.
A senior Defense Department official said Thursday that the United States is considering options for European missile defense other than current plans for a system based in Poland and the Czech Republic.
A series of failed tests of a joint U.S.-Israel anti-missile system raised new questions Thursday about the U.S. goal of providing an "umbrella" to defend its allies against an Iranian nuclear attack.
President Barack Obama says he expects to complete a review of the U.S. plan for building missile defense systems in Europe by the end of the summer.
Prospects for a U.S.-Russian partnership on a missile defense system have improved slightly as Moscow grows increasingly concerned about Iran, Pentagon chief Robert Gates said Tuesday.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates isn't ruling out spending more on missile defense than what he's asked for in next year's budget if North Korea or other nations increase threats against the United States.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the Obama administration is still deciding what to do about a planned missile defense system in Europe.
What Missile Defense?Missile defense will be strategically useless against the nuclear threats from Iran -- or anywhere else. Barack Obama's administration has characterized its new missile defense plan as a more judicious alternative to George W.
Debacle in Moscow by Charles Krauthammer"About the only thing more comical than Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize was the reaction of those who deemed the award "premature," as if the brilliance of Obama's foreign policy is so self-evident and its success so assured that if only the Norway Five had waited a few years, h …
New US missile plan raises 'questions': RussiaIs Obama more of a hawk than we give him credit, more than the Nobel Committee thinks? Let's all hope so. This is one of the few decisions that I find myself in complete agreement with the President. Let's hope there are more to come.
Russia and Iran: What Is the Deal?One should never think the Russians are in the pockets when it comes to Iran—but there is no doubt that the latest revelations are a headache for those in Kremlin arguing that stopping Iran's nuclear ambitions is not the highest (or even a high) Russian strategic priority.
Mark Helprin: Obama and the Politics of Concession During last year's campaign, Sen. Joe Biden famously remarked that, if his ticket won, it wouldn't be long before "the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy" on foreign affairs.
EDITORIAL: Worst foreign policy ever. Wednesday, September 23, 2009Tomorrow, President Obama will chair a special nuclear-disarmament meeting by the United Nations Security Council. The White House bills this as a historic first, but it is typical of Mr. Obama's emphasis on style over substance.
Israeli official: Obama's missile defense move good for usThus far, American attempts to stop the development of an Iranian nuclear bomb have not succeeded -- partially because the Russians have not cooperated with their efforts," he explained.
Why Europe welcomes US missile defense shield decisionWith President Barack Obama facing Republican charges that backing off a missile shield in eastern Europe is appeasing Russia and abandoning Poland, European officials are strongly applauding the American decision.
National security adviser says Iran advancing in making medium-range missiles - Washington TimesWhite House National Security Adviser James L. Jones says President Obama's decision to abandon a long-range missile defense site in Eastern Europe was driven by U.S.
The Appalling Timing of Obama's Missile Defense DecisionThe timing of the announcement could not have been more appalling. In fact, I cannot recall any recent example of "What on Earth could they have been thinking?" that is more historically insensitive and potentially more damaging.
A New Nuclear-Arms Race Call it a shot heard round the world. The Obama Administration's announcement yesterday that it is abandoning a Bush-era plan for a missile-defense system in Europe is not just about Europe. It also makes Americans more vulnerable and the U.S. a less reliable ally.
Barack Obama is gambling with Europe's securityWhen Barack Obama was running for the White House, he posed as a man with a cool head in a crisis who would display calm resolve in the face of any thuggery from the world's rogue states.
From Poland: Did America betray us? Or it was just Obama?It was the worst thing that the American government could do. This decision was announced on 17 September, when Poland was commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Soviet Invasion Day, when the Soviet Union allied with Nazis and stabbed our country in the back.
How Obama Flubbed His Missile Message. by Gerald Posner. September 18, 2009 | 12:39amAn interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski, at age 81. Scrapping missile defense was the right thing to do, says former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski—but how the U.S. conveyed the decision to its Eastern European allies couldn't have been worse.
Missile defense winners and losersThursday's announcement from the Kremlin — which had bitterly complained that a U.S. missile defense system in Eastern Europe would compromise its security — left little doubt that Russia thinks it came out ahead, an assessment shared by many GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
View from Warsaw Business Journal Obama officially scraps missile shieldUS unveils new European ballistic missile defense program
View from Poland- US ditches missile shield in Poland) Poland's government has put a positive spin on the US decision to shelve a controversial anti-missile shield despite claims that America has put closer relations with Russia ahead of Polish interests.
The Long Retreat--Our security will now depend on the kindness of strangersOn Thursday, the administration scrapped its missile-defense plans for Eastern Europe. The "courageous" Czechs and Poles will have to take their chances. Did the "threat from Iran" go away? Not so's you'd notice.
Every major war in history has a large buildup of tensions on all sides. The demilitarization of Germany after World War 1 and the rampant poverty in Germany begged for a strong personality that promised them a brighter future. Insert a war veteran with a chip on his shoulder.
Dismay in Europe as Obama ditches missile defencePresident Obama dismayed America's allies in Europe and angered his political opponents at home today when he formally ditched plans to set up a missile defence shield in Poland and the Czech Republic.
I woke up this morning and saw that "Obama scraps Bush-era Europe missile shield." First thoughts....brilliant decision. Second thought....it reminded me of this brilliant West Wing scene.
President Obama Makes The Right Call On Missile DefensePresident Obama's decision to cancel plans to deploy missile defense systems in Poland and the Czech Republic...is another important step in reforming the structures of U.S.
U.S. scraps missile defense shield plans "The whole purpose of this exercise we are undertaking is to diminish the prospect of the Iranians destabilizing that region in the world. I am less concerned -- much less concerned -- about the Iranian potential.
South Korea to buy Israeli radar system | Israel | Jerusalem PostSouth Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has decided the buy Israel's advanced Green Pine Block-B radar system to detect and track North Korean ballistic missiles, officials said.
IDF preparing for possibile US missile system deployment The Defense Ministry is preparing for the possibility that the United States will decide to leave missile defense systems in Israel following a joint missile defense exercise the two countries will hold next month, senior officials said Sunday.
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