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By Thomas Jeffrey

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Article Posted: Sunday June 17, 2007

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates gave a thumbs down on Thursday to Vladimir Putin’s suggestion of utilizing an existing radar station in Azerbaijan as the base with which to deploy the Pentagon’s proposed missile defense shield. Mr. Gates instead reiterated the United States’ intention to move ahead with construction in both Poland and the Czech Republic of the controversial program.

Mr. Putin made the surprise suggestion during the G8 meeting in Germany last week and was widely viewed as a move by the Russian President to help defuse the escalating cold war rhetoric that had been traded back and forth by the two countries in recent weeks.

So far there has been no comment from the Kremlin in regard to Mr. Gates’ remarks.

Gates: US Missile Defense Plans — ABCNews.com

- posted by: Thomas Jeffrey and Jun 17, 10:54 AM in Fear-and-Intimidation

 

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