Read more missile shield stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1065/missile-shield.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:08:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71587/nobel-jury-obama-is-the-right-choice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Nobel panel that gave the peace prize to President Obama is strongly defending its choice amid widespread criticism. "We simply disagree that he has done nothing," said chairman Thorbjoern Jagland. Another of the five panelists said of critics: "Where do these people come from?" The four who returned calls...http://www.newser.com/story/71587/nobel-jury-obama-is-the-right-choice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 12:58:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69962/pragmatic-style-makes-gates-white-house-heavyweight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDefense Secretary Robert Gates has bridged the gap between the Bush and Obama administrations and become a major player in reshaping national security policy in the process, officials tell the New York Times . His pragmatic style—as seen in his decision to ditch the missile defense system he signed off...http://www.newser.com/story/69962/pragmatic-style-makes-gates-white-house-heavyweight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 1:26:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69849/obamas-new-missile-plan-offers-better-defense-gates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration is upgrading missile defense plans in Europe, not abandoning them, writes Robert Gates, the author of the Bush-era plans recently scrapped, in a New York Times op-ed. The previous plan would not have installed the proposed 10 long-range interceptors in Central Europe until at least 2017, while...http://www.newser.com/story/69849/obamas-new-missile-plan-offers-better-defense-gates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Sep 2009 11:41:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69787/russia-silent-on-iran-concessions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhile Russia's leaders praised President Obama's decision to drop plans for a missile shield in Eastern Europe yesterday, they were conspicuously silent on whether they would, in return, join the West in pressuring Iran to halt its nuclear program, the New York Times reports. If Russia doesn't start taking a...http://www.newser.com/story/69787/russia-silent-on-iran-concessions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Sep 2009 5:39:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69783/pawlenty-rips-obamas-pre-911-style-appeasement.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMinnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a possible Republican presidential contender in 2012, tonight compared President Obama’s diplomatic moves on Iran, North Korea and the missile shield to pre-World War II and pre-9/11 “appeasement,” Politico reports. “The lessons of history are clear,” he told Christian conservatives. “Appeasement and weakness did not stop...http://www.newser.com/story/69783/pawlenty-rips-obamas-pre-911-style-appeasement.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 22:11:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69780/macs-missile-shield-rant-off-target-forgetful.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSen. John McCain’s savaging of President Obama over shelving the Eastern European missile shield could hardly more disingenuous, David Corn writes for Mother Jones . McCain said he hadn’t heard of the technology Obama plans to use instead, but not only did he publicly praise Obama for boosting funding for it,...http://www.newser.com/story/69780/macs-missile-shield-rant-off-target-forgetful.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 20:45:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69753/putin-praises-us-for-ditching-missile-shield.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a development sure to further tick off President Obama's critics on the right, Vladimir Putin says he's quite pleased with the decision to scrap an American missile-defense system in Eastern Europe, the New York Times reports. “I very much hope that this correct and brave decision will be followed...http://www.newser.com/story/69753/putin-praises-us-for-ditching-missile-shield.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 11:08:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69677/dropping-missile-shield-is-jab-at-bush-not-us-allies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s decision to shelve the missile shield for Eastern Europe is appeasement only to those obsessed with “legacy threats” like Russia, Marc Ambinder writes for the Atlantic . Obama believes the threat from Iran was overstated by President Bush, and that the shield technology wasn’t a sure bet to work...http://www.newser.com/story/69677/dropping-missile-shield-is-jab-at-bush-not-us-allies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 18:32:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69617/us-to-shelve-european-missile-shield.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration will scrap Bush-era plans to build a missile defense shield in eastern Europe, sources tell the Wall Street Journal —a move expected to delight Russia, which has strongly opposed the program. Washington is basing its decision on a new, more modest assessment of Iran's long-range missile capabilities....http://www.newser.com/story/69617/us-to-shelve-european-missile-shield.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 6:00:00 CDT