UNITED STATES ABANDON PLANS TO DEPLOY ABM IN EUROPE
PanARMENIAN.Net
17.09.2009 17:52 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The White House decided to postpone the deployment
of anti-missile defense systems in Poland and the Czech Republic,
projected by the George Bush administration, Wall Street Journal
reports.
President Barack Obama has already informed the Czech Prime Minister,
Jan Fischer, about abandoning the plans to deploy in the Czech Republic
a radar of the new missile defense system of the U.S.
Russia has consistently opposed the deployment of missile defenses
in Europe, arguing that such objects violate the strategic balance
of forces in the region and threaten its security.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the refusal to deploy
anti-missile defence in Europe is conditioned by the fact that the
threat from Iran appeared to be less than the White House initially
anticipated.
In August of 2008 the U.S. signed an agreement with Poland on placing
missile interceptors in the Baltic Sea and with the Czech Republic on
building a radar station on its territory. The station was expected
to launch in 2012.
According to the official version, it was necessary to protect
European allies and American forces against possible attacks from
Iran and other countries. According to the AP, Pentagon chief Robert
Gates today officially will announce about rejection of plans of
U.S. missile defense system deployment in Europe.