Where the shield will be missed
In announcing his decision yesterday to scrap his predecessor's plans for a broad missile defence system in eastern Europe, President Obama gave a boost to frozen relations with Russia that may have come at the expense of ties with Poland and the Czech Republic – both former Soviet satellites.
The major security policy reversal came after months of review of the controversial missile defence plans that had long irked Russia and reflected a reassessment of intelligence that found Iran was more rapidly developing its short and medium-range missiles – which could reach Europe, Israel and most Arab states – than its intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities that could threaten the US.… Seguir leyendo »