A ground-based interceptor missile is launched from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on December 5, 2008, minutes before intercepting and destroying a target missile in a successful test of U.S. missile defense capabilities. (Photo: Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance)Iran’s Future Behavior A Factor in Missile Defense Plans, Clinton Says -- CNS News
(CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration has given its clearest indication of a willingness to shelve a proposed ballistic missile defense umbrella in eastern Europe, linking movement on the program with Iran’s future conduct.
“This is one of those issues that really will rest with the decisions made by the Iranian government,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters Tuesday after a meeting with her Czech counterpart, Karel Schwarzenberg.
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