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May 23, 2013

US Lawmakers Seek to Block Sharing of Missile Defense Data with Russia

By Desmond Butler, AP

US Lawmakers Seek to Block Sharing of Missile Defense Data with Russia

An Aegis cruiser fires an SM-3 missile

From Desmond Butler, AP:  Republicans are trying to block Obama administration overtures to Russia on missile defense, creating a potential obstacle to arms control talks.

Lawmakers are proposing a measure that would bar the administration from sharing classified missile defense data with Russia. . . .

The proposal is part of a defense bill that is in its early stages in the legislative process. Its prospects for becoming law are uncertain. . . .

The defense bill would also direct the Missile Defense Agency to inform Congress about any recent instances in which it has already declassified information to provide it to Russia. 

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