Russia Can't Be Trusted With U.S. Missile Tech, Senator Says -- Aol Defense
UPDATED WASHINGTON: The United States must not hand over sensitive missile defense technology to Russia even if it means abandoning White House plans for a European missile shield, a key GOP lawmaker says.
There already have been numerous instances by Russia to obtain American military secrets even after the collapse of the Iron Curtain the early 1990s, according to Sen. Mark Kirk. Handing over classified U.S. missile technology to Russia will let them to achieve "through diplomacy what couldn't be done through . . . espionage," he said shortly after his speech at a national security symposium in Washington this week. Lack of access U.S. military know-how was one the main reasons Russian President Dimitri Medvedev recently broke off talks with the White House over its European missile defense plans.
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My Comment: After yesterday's comments by Russian Presidential candidate Putin .... Sen. Mark Kirk's has a point.