U.S. offers to keep shield on stand-by: officials
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The United States has proposed keeping parts of its missile defense shield on "stand-by" short of full readiness in a bid to soothe Russian concerns, U.S. officials and NATO envoys said on Tuesday.
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The governmentâs ability to prevent attacks against American interests still has a long way to go, officials told a Senate panel today.
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Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski will invite leaders of all political parties next week to discuss a plan to host elements of a U.S. anti-missile shield, officials said on Wednesday.
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The U.S. is encouraged by Russia's willingness to discuss ways to defend against possible missile attacks from nations armed with nuclear weapons, White House press secretary Tony Snow said Sunday.
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PANAMA CITY, Panama  - Panama's security chief  told Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Saturday the Central  American nation was working to prevent any terror attack that  might close the Panama Canal.
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The secretary of state offered support for efforts to bring stability to the country.
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President George W. Bush insisted on Tuesday a missile shield in Europe was needed for the security of the United States and its NATO allies.
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President Bush and the Czech Republic's leaders on Tuesday defended plans to base part of a U.S. missile shield here despite fierce opposition from Russia.
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U.S. officials said Monday they are willing to negotiate a treaty on the use of cluster bombs, reversing their position that no new agreement on the weapon was necessary.
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The chief U.S. missile defense negotiator defended plans to place anti-missile sites in Eastern Europe, saying Wednesday that the system could prevent a war with Iran by building an effective deterrent.
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Chill, Vladimir, we won't switch it on. Promise US defence secretary Robert Gates, seeking to allay Russian concerns, has suggested that European elements of the planned American missile shield might be built but not "activated" unless a threat from Iran developed.â¦
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President Bush remains intent on deploying a multibillion-dollar shield as an &quot;important deterrent&quot; against ballistic missile attack, the White House said on Thursday, a
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"I expect that cooperation to continue"  The Bush administration wants deals by the end of the year for missile defense bases in Eastern Europe, but getting the Czech Republic and Poland to go along with that timetable could be difficult.Poland's opposition party ousted ruling conservatives in parliamentary elections on Sunday, though Defense Secretary Robert Gates suggested Monday he still believes Warsaw will cooperate.The Pentagon wants to install 10 interceptor rockets in Poland which, when linked to a proposed tracking radar in the Czech Republic and to other elements of the existing U.S. missile defense system based in the United States, could defend all of Europe against a long-range missile fired from the Middle East. Read more
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Poland expects to sign an agreement with  the United States by October to allow parts of a U.S.  anti-missile shield to be built on Polish soil, a Polish  official was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
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The United States has reassured Poland it is taking steps to cooperate more with Russia and NATO on plans to set up a missile defense system in eastern Europe, a top U.S. diplomat said Thursday.
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Britain is holding talks with the United  States about participating in a U.S. plan for a missile defense  shield, the government said on Friday.
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NATO states will probably  offer more troops and equipment to meet shortfalls in  Afghanistan when their defense ministers meet on Thursday, but  holes will remain, a U.S. government official said on  Wednesday.