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Sep 22, 2009

Experts: US Russia face tough arms control talks

By the AP

From the AP: 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 . . . “Negotiations aren’t going easily,” said retired Col. Gen. Viktor Yesin, the former […]

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Sep 21, 2009

Under Secretary of Defense Flournoy Blames Leaks for Manner of Missile Defense Announcement

By the Cable at foreignpolicy.com

From the Cable at foreignpolicy.com: “What happened was that some of the consultations that we had abroad started creating some leaks with erroneous information about what the plan was,” said Michèle Flournoy, under secretary of defense for policy, who traveled to Europe with Ellen O. Tauscher, under secretary of state for arms control, and Alexander […]

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Sep 21, 2009

Secretary of Defense Gates: A Better Missile Defense for a Safer Europe

By the New York Times

From the New York Times: Last week, President Obama — on my recommendation and with the advice of his national-security team and the unanimous support of our senior military leadership — decided to discard that plan in favor of a vastly more suitable approach. In the first phase, to be completed by 2011, we will […]

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Sep 21, 2009

NATO Military Committee Selects Bornemann to Lead International Military Staff

By NATO

From NATO: During their conference in Lisbon, the 28 NATO Chiefs of Defence (CHODS) selected, “Lieutenant General Jürgen Bornemann (Germany) as the new Director of the International Military Staff, which is the executive agency of the Military Committee. The IMS provides staff support to the Military Committee and is responsible for the preparation of assessments, […]

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Sep 21, 2009

Turkey to oppose hosting US missile shield, Turkish diplomats say

By Zaman

From Zaman: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has denied media reports that Turkey is buying missile interceptors against a threat posed by Iran . . . Turkey has long been sensitive over the deployment of US missile systems on its soil and instead opted to come under the missile shield umbrella of NATO, of which […]

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Sep 21, 2009

Poland eyes closer EU security ties after shield

By Reuters

From Reuters: Poland should seek closer security ties within Europe following U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision to scrap a Bush-era missile defense plan, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Monday . . . “I hope this will prove a salutary shock, especially for the right end of Poland’s political spectrum,” Sikorski told TOK FM radio, […]

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Sep 21, 2009

Russia Tries to Control the Reset Button

By the New York Times

From the New York Times: When Russia issues a reminder that it wants to buy an advanced, helicopter-carrying warship from France that’s built for amphibious assaults — hello all you folks along the Black, Baltic and Caspian Seas — then it’s pressing deeper its own reset button on altered relations with the United States and […]

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Sep 19, 2009

Russia says it won’t deploy missiles near Poland

By the AP

From the AP: Russia said Saturday it will scrap a plan to deploy missiles near Poland since Washington has dumped a planned missile shield in Eastern Europe . . . Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Popovkin told Ekho Moskvy radio Saturday that [President Barack] Obama’s move has made the deployment of Iskander short-range missiles in […]

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Sep 19, 2009

Russia calls on NATO to recognize Collective Security Treaty Organization

By the Azeri-Press Agency (APA)

From the Azeri-Press Agency (APA): Russia’s envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin called on the military alliance to recognize the Collective Security Treaty Organization . . . “This is ridiculous and unserious attitude. NATO is aware that the Collective Security Treaty Organization is preparing programs on ensuring security in the Central Asia. I hope Collective Security […]

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Sep 18, 2009

Secretary of State Clinton: Poland Will Get Patriot missiles and the Czech Republic Gets R/D funding

By the Department of State

From the Department of State: We are not reducing our capacity to protect our interests and our allies from Iran. By contrast, we are increasing that capacity and focusing it on our best understanding of Iran’s current capabilities. And most of all, we would never, never walk away from our allies. We have recommitted ourselves […]

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