Obama scraps missile shield in Czech Poland
US signed a deal in August 2008 with Poland to site 10 interceptors at a base near the Baltic Sea, and with the Czech Republic to build a radar station on its territory. The US had said the missile shield would be fully operational by 2012 to protect European allies and US forces in Europe from Iran or other countries.Barack Obama's decision to scrap a missile shield in Poland and Czech Republic after following a lengthy reassessment of the threat from Iran and replaced them with a revamped project.Russian President Dmitry Medvedev welcomed scraping a deployment of planned anti-missile defence shield in eastern Europe.
"Russia has noted the statement of President Obama about rectifying the approaches of the United States on the issue of anti-missile defence ," Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said.
Obama has turn down the George W Bush's plans for a missile shield in Poland and Czech Republic to counter the threat from Iran will be replaced with revamped project.
Medvedev said the
issue was discussed during his parleys with Obama in April in London on the sidelines of G-20 summit and in July summit in Moscow."We had agreed and reflected in our joint statements that Russia and the US will strive to work jointly in assessing the risks of missile proliferation in the world. The statement made in Washington today demonstrates that good conditions are emerging for such work," Medvedev said.Mr Medvedev said there were now "good conditions" for US-Russia talks on tackling missile proliferation.
US signed a deal in August 2008 with Poland to site 10 interceptors at a base near the Baltic Sea, and with the Czech Republic to build a radar station on its territory. The US had said the missile shield would be fully operational by 2012 to protect European allies and US forces in Europe from Iran or other countries.
Obama said, New ballistic missile defense program will best address the threat posed by Iran's ongoing ballistic missile defense program.We have made specific and proven advances in our missile defense technology, particularly with regard to land- and sea-based interceptors and the sensors that support them. Our new approach will, therefore, deploy technologies that are proven and cost-effective and that counter the current threat, and do so sooner than the previous program. Because our approach will be phased and adaptive, we will retain the flexibility to adjust and enhance our defenses as the threat and technology continue to evolve.
To put it simply, our new missile defense architecture in Europe will provide stronger, smarter, and swifter defenses of American forces and America's allies. It is more comprehensive than the previous program; it deploys capabilities that are proven and cost-effective; and it sustains and builds upon our commitment to protect the U.S. homeland against long-range ballistic missile threats; and it ensures and enhances the protection of all our NATO allies.
We will continue to work cooperatively with our close friends and allies, the Czech Republic and Poland, who had agreed to host elements of the previous program. I've spoken to the Prime Ministers of both the Czech Republic and Poland about this decision and reaffirmed our deep and close ties.We've also repeatedly made clear to Russia that its concerns about our previous missile defense programs were entirely unfounded. Our clear and consistent focus has been the threat posed by Iran's ballistic missile program, and that continues to be our focus and the basis of the program that we're announcing today.WP
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"Russia has noted the statement of President Obama about rectifying the approaches of the United States on the issue of anti-missile defence ," Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said.
Obama has turn down the George W Bush's plans for a missile shield in Poland and Czech Republic to counter the threat from Iran will be replaced with revamped project.
Medvedev said the
issue was discussed during his parleys with Obama in April in London on the sidelines of G-20 summit and in July summit in Moscow."We had agreed and reflected in our joint statements that Russia and the US will strive to work jointly in assessing the risks of missile proliferation in the world. The statement made in Washington today demonstrates that good conditions are emerging for such work," Medvedev said.Mr Medvedev said there were now "good conditions" for US-Russia talks on tackling missile proliferation.
US signed a deal in August 2008 with Poland to site 10 interceptors at a base near the Baltic Sea, and with the Czech Republic to build a radar station on its territory. The US had said the missile shield would be fully operational by 2012 to protect European allies and US forces in Europe from Iran or other countries.
Obama said, New ballistic missile defense program will best address the threat posed by Iran's ongoing ballistic missile defense program.We have made specific and proven advances in our missile defense technology, particularly with regard to land- and sea-based interceptors and the sensors that support them. Our new approach will, therefore, deploy technologies that are proven and cost-effective and that counter the current threat, and do so sooner than the previous program. Because our approach will be phased and adaptive, we will retain the flexibility to adjust and enhance our defenses as the threat and technology continue to evolve.
To put it simply, our new missile defense architecture in Europe will provide stronger, smarter, and swifter defenses of American forces and America's allies. It is more comprehensive than the previous program; it deploys capabilities that are proven and cost-effective; and it sustains and builds upon our commitment to protect the U.S. homeland against long-range ballistic missile threats; and it ensures and enhances the protection of all our NATO allies.
We will continue to work cooperatively with our close friends and allies, the Czech Republic and Poland, who had agreed to host elements of the previous program. I've spoken to the Prime Ministers of both the Czech Republic and Poland about this decision and reaffirmed our deep and close ties.We've also repeatedly made clear to Russia that its concerns about our previous missile defense programs were entirely unfounded. Our clear and consistent focus has been the threat posed by Iran's ballistic missile program, and that continues to be our focus and the basis of the program that we're announcing today.WP
Author:
Naresh Sagar
Web: www.nksagar.com
Phone: 9810974027
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