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TALLINN, Estonia – Russian threats to position missiles near Poland to counter a U.S. missile defense plan in Europe are misguided, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, suggesting that Moscow's latest aggressive rhetoric harkens back to the old Cold War era.
Unleashing his own pointed criticism, Gates said that Russia's missile threat appears aimed at Europe. And he dismissed as not credible Russia's latest offer to forego its missile plan if the U.S. would agree not to deploy a defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic.
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TALLINN, Estonia – Russian threats to position missiles near Poland to counter a U.S. missile defense plan in Europe are misguided, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, suggesting that Moscow's latest aggressive rhetoric harkens back to the old Cold War era.
Unleashing his own pointed criticism, Gates said that Russia's missile threat appears aimed at Europe. And he dismissed as not credible Russia's latest offer to forego its missile plan if the U.S. would agree not to deploy a defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic.
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