US seeks "full partnership" with Russia on missiles: general

Thu Jul 9, 2009 1:49pm EDT
 
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is seeking "full partnership" with Moscow to bridge ballistic missile-defense differences that have strained U.S.-Russian ties for years, the head of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency said on Thursday.

The notion of a true partnership with Russia highlights doubt about Bush-era plans to base 10 interceptor missiles in Poland and an advanced radar station in the Czech Republic -- plans strongly opposed by Moscow.

 

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