https://freerepublic.com/tag/misiledefence/ en-us Tue, 7 Jul 2009 19:30:55 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2287499/posts July 7, 2009 Obama to Russia: stop Iranian nuclear weapon and US will scrap missile defence President Obama today offered to scrap plans for a missile defence shield in Eastern Europe if Russia helped to stop Iran developing a nuclear bomb. He appealed in Moscow for a new era of partnership between Russia and the United States to fight the spread of nuclear weapons to rogue states and terrorist groups. "That is why we should be united in opposing North Korea's efforts to become a nuclear power and preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon," he said. Russia strongly opposes... London Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2287499/posts#comment Tue, 7 Jul 2009 19:30:55 GMT