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Russian FM refloats missile defense counter-plan
Berlin (AFP) Feb 14, 2009 A Russian proposal to erect an anti-missile defense system in partnership with the United States and Europe remains on the table, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted Saturday as saying. "We already proposed a tripartite, Russia-Europe-US project a year and a half ago," Lavrov told the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel in an interview to appear Monday. "With radar stations on Russian territory and in Azerbaijan, we can have a chain that would permit us to apprehend all threats in terms of missiles coming from the south," he said. "It's the alternative to plans drawn up unilaterally by the United States," he added, referring to a US missile defence system with installations in the Czech Republic and Poland that Moscow regards as a threat to its security. "We can sit at the negotiating table and start by examining the situation." The Obama administration, through its under-secretary of state for political affairs William Burns, said Friday it could review its missile defense plans if Russia helps to eliminate the threat of attack from Iran and North Korea. Related Links Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
Outside View: Boost phase BMD -- Part 5
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Feb 2, 2009 In 1998 a U.S. presidential commission warned that the nuclear threat from "rogue states" such as North Korea was growing rapidly. In response, the Clinton administration proposed a $60 billion plan to build radars and interceptor missiles that could defend all 50 states against a limited nuclear attack. |
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