Thursday, September 17, 2009

Obama Scraps Bush's European Missile Defense Plan - nytimes

WASHINGTON —President Obama announced on Thursday that he will scrap former President George W. Bush’s planned missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic and instead deploy a reconfigured system aimed more at intercepting shorter-range Iranian missiles.

The decision drew immediate Republican criticism for weakening the missile defenses Mr. Bush envisioned. White House to Scrap Bush’s Approach to Missile Shield
Transcript: Obama’s Remarks on Missile Defense Strategy

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