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UK lawmakers criticise U.S. missile shield plan
13.8.2009 - Reuters
British legislators have questioned the plan to deploy parts of American missile shield in central Europe. The proposed interceptors in Poland and the radar in...
Italians oppose expansion of US base in Vicenza
13.8.2009
The Italian No Dal Molin movement has long been struggling against the proposed enlargement of U.S. military base
in Vicenza near the UNESCO World Heritage...
Our spokesperson visited CND demonstration
13.8.2009
The spokesperson of the Czech No to Bases initiative
Jana Glivicka joined the demonstration of the Britain-based Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) held...
U.S.-Russian Team Deems Missile Shield in Europe Ineffective
21.5.2009 - The Washington Post
A planned U.S. missile shield to protect Europe from a possible Iranian attack would be ineffective against the kinds of missiles Iran is likely to deploy,...
Obama adviser says some Russian missile defense objections are reasonable
13.5.2009 - The Associated Press
A senior adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama says that Russia has some reasonable concerns about U.S. missile defense plans.
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Famous polish pianist against U.S. missiles
1.5.2009 - The Guardian
On Saturday 25th of April, the renowned polish pianist Krystian Zimerman surprised his American audience
at a concert in Los Angeles by announcing that "he...
Levin in Eastern Europe to discuss GMD
1.5.2009
Last month, an influential American politician Carl Levin along with his two colleagues from the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) made a trip to...
American voice against proposed radar in the Czech Republic
21.3.2009 - Fellowship of Reconciliation
As leaders of the Czech Republic consider the possible installation of the United States' missile radar system in your country, we believe your audience...
British CND against U.S. radar on Czech soil
21.3.2009 - Czech Press Agency (CTK)
The British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) on Tuesday sent a letter to the Czech Chamber of Deputies voicing concern over the plans to build a radar...
Missile defense said to face near $2 billion cut
19.2.2009 - Reuters
The White House has asked the Pentagon to cut nearly $2 billion, or up to roughly 20 percent, from missile defense in its fiscal 2010 budget...
Europe against US Missile Defence conference
18.2.2009 - Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
On the 31st January 2009, “Europe against US Missile Defence conference” took place in London. The event was organized by well-known British civic...
Obama's Adviser: Missiles for Europe put on ice
15.2.2009 - The Observer / The Guardian
The Obama administration sought to mend fences with Moscow today after years of drifting into hostility, offering to shelve the Pentagon's contentious...
U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Wants Cuts to Missile-defense
15.2.2009 - Defense News
Confronted by two costly wars and a collapsing economy, the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee is preparing to trim military spending on weapons, committee...
Merkel: Russia should be involved in missile shield
1.2.2009 - Czech Press Agency (CTK)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on the ARD television on Tuesday she considers it necessary for Russia to take part in the missile defence shield...
China: Missile defense threat to stability and disarmament
1.2.2009 - China Daily
The deployment of a global missile defense system is a threat to nuclear disarmament, Chinese military officials and researchers have said, following the...