Posted on 10/09/2003 11:53:21 AM PDT by areafiftyone
Munich (dpa) - The U.S. government is sounding out the possibility of bilateral agreements with European countries to allow stationing of a defensive missile system directed against Iran, a leading German newspaper reported in its Friday edition.
Countries accepting the missiles would be rewarded by the U.S. with economic assistance, according to the report in the Sueddeutsche Zeitung citing unnamed U.S. State Department officials.
One ranking U.S. diplomat told the newspaper a joint project with European participation would be preferable, creating a missile-defence system to guard against attacks on both Europe and North America. However chances of obtaining NATO approval for the project were slim, the official said.
Boeing signed a new agreement, July 30, 2003, with a Russian defense manufacturer that undermines the effectiveness of America's Minuteman III and Trident missiles.
This agreement with Russian defense manufacturer RTI-Systems Concern of Moscow will improve the architecture of its radar systems. RTI Systems is interested in using Boeing's help to improve the Russian missile defense system.
This information came from an article titled "Boeing and RTI-Systems of Russia announce agreement" in the Boeing News July 30, 2003. The Russian missile defense system is designed to shoot down American missiles. The most disturbing aspect of this agreement is Boeing's intimate knowledge of the threat the Russian missile defense system will face. Boeing makes 500 of the missiles that will penetrate their defenses.
Boeing manufactured the Minuteman III missile in the 1960s as the land-based component of America's strategic nuclear forces. The U.S. Government paid Boeing millions of dollars to build and maintain this missile for the security of the United States. Another problem with this agreement is Boeing's intimate knowledge of America's missile defense. Boeing is integrator for America's missile defense, which is designed to shoot down Russian missiles. American scientists working with Russian scientists to shoot down American Missiles is a fundamental conflict of interest for Boeing employees, The Boeing Company and the Bush administration, if it approves this.
These people must think we're nuts. We're offering them bribe money to allow us to defend them.
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