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US missile defence chief: Iran can strike most of Europe

earthtimes.org
Jul 22, 2008
        
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Washington - Iran probably can already hit most of Europe and even Britain with a ballistic missile, even though it has not demonstrated the capability, the Pentagon's missile defence chief said Monday. "I personally believe, based on what I have seen, that right now Iran has the ability to reach most of Europe. Right now. And they just haven't demonstrated it yet," Lieutenant General Henry Obering said in an interview with Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. Obering heads the Pentagon's Missile Defence Agency, which is building the missile shield that the Bush administration wants to deploy to Poland and the Czech Republic to counter the Iranian threat. US intelligence estimates have said that Iran could have the capability of hitting the United States by 2015, but the Islamic state's growing technological know-how adds to the... [read full story]                    

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Another Cuban Missile Crisis?

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Jul 24, 2008
        

The U.S. says the missile defense shield in East-Central Europe will protect “allies and friends” from rogue states, while reassuring no repeat of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Russia, however, does not buy into what the U.S. is...

                   

Report: Russian military explores responses to US missile shield

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Jul 24, 2008
        

Moscow - Russia is preparing to counter the strategic threat posed if the US sites a missile defence base in eastern Europe with military measures including specially modifying its ballistic missiles, a Russian military expert...

                   

Bush Seeks $12 Billion to Waste on Obsolete Missile Defense

trueblueliberal.com
Jul 24, 2008
        

From AlterNet By Joseph Cirincione If President George W. Bush’s budget requests are met, the United States will spend more this year than it ever has on antiballistic missile defense — some $12 billion, or nearly three times...

                   

Bush Seeks $12 Billion to Waste on Obsolete Missile Defense

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Jul 24, 2008
        

Bucking the wishes of top Pentagon officials, Bush is pushing one of the largest military buildups in history. Reproduced with permission from Foreign Policy #166 (May/June 2008) If President George W. Bush's budget requests...

                   

Missile Defense Plan Directed at Rogue Nations, Not Russia

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Jul 23, 2008
        

By Domenick R. DiPasquale The United States has reiterated that its planned missile defense system in Europe is not directed against Russia but rather against the growing threat from rogue nations such as Iran, according to a...

                   

Iran can strike most of Europe: US official

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Jul 22, 2008
        

From correspondents in Washington, United States, 10:30 AM IST Iran probably can already hit most of Europe and even Britain with a ballistic missile, even though it has not yet demonstrated the capability, the Pentagon's...

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