Upsetting the Reset

Last week, the Federation of American Scientists released “Upsetting the Reset: The Technical Basis of Russian Concern Over NATO Missile Defense” [.pdf]. The introduction includes a recurring theme of the Bush-Obama years: In September 2009, the Obama administration...

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In Delusions Begin Responsibilities

Today's Viewpoints section featured "The Delusion of Missile Defense" by Yousaf Butt. A sample: Last week marked the two-year anniversary of President Obama’s announcement of what was to be a radical new approach to missile defense — the Phased Adaptive Approach....

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Medvedev’s ‘Tough Guy Act’

According to CBS, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's first six months in office have contradicted the "liberal" reputation he (apparently) had when he was first elected. Maybe it's a shock to some that one can be "soft spoken" and never have been a KGB spook and yet...

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