US scraps Europe missile defense plan
Poland is likely to demand the Patriot anti-missile system, as shown in this photograph from Israel, after the US abandoned its European missile defence shield. Photograph: Israeli defence force/Getty Images
September 17, 2009, BRUSSELS (Guardian) -- Barack Obama has abandoned the controversial Pentagon plan to build a missile defence system in Europe. The move has prompted angry accusations of betrayal from Washington's eastern European allies but delighted the Kremlin. . . continue reading.
