U.S. to Counter Russia Missile-Defense Stance in Moscow
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The U.S. will defend its European missile-defense plans against Russia’s objections in the challenger’s capital this week as a State Department delegation attends a conference aimed at disputing the system.
“We believe this exchange will allow the United States in particular to provide in a very public way the reasons that the missile defenses that the United States is developing” aren’t aimed at Russia, Madelyn Creedon, assistant secretary of defense for global strategic affairs, said today on a conference call with reporters.