Read more missile defense system stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5588/missile-defense-system.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:13:52 CSThttp://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/69850/obama-skeptical-about-more-troops-in-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf it’s Sunday, it’s President Obama, who took to five Sunday talk shows today (including Univision, but excluding Fox) to promote his agenda. Among the highlights: Obama warned US commanders on This Week he’s “skeptical” that more US troops in Afghanistan will make a difference. On State of the Union...http://www.newser.com/story/69850/obama-skeptical-about-more-troops-in-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Sep 2009 9:13:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69822/russia-says-it-wont-deploy-missiles-near-poland.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRussia said today it will scrap a plan to deploy missiles near Poland since Washington has dumped a planned missile shield in Eastern Europe. It also harshly criticized Iran's president for new comments denying the Holocaust. Neither move, however, represented ceding any significant ground. A plan to place Iskander missiles...http://www.newser.com/story/69822/russia-says-it-wont-deploy-missiles-near-poland.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Sep 2009 19:11:09 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/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/69726/nato-chief-lets-combine-us-russian-missile-defenses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne day after the US decided to scrap a missile-defense system that Russia opposed, NATO wants to make relations with Moscow even cozier. Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen proposed combining Russia's anti-missile defenses with those of NATO and the US, Reuters reports. He pitched it as a shared interest: "If North...http://www.newser.com/story/69726/nato-chief-lets-combine-us-russian-missile-defenses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 6:38:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69647/obamas-missile-move-leaves-allies-in-the-lurch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s decision to scrap plans for a missile defense shield is a political bombshell, writes Robin Oakley for CNN. America’s allies in Poland and the Czech Republic are left holding the bag after expending significant political capital on the unpopular system. Abandoning it might make their lives easier, but...http://www.newser.com/story/69647/obamas-missile-move-leaves-allies-in-the-lurch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 11:56:01 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