Britain talks to U.S. about missile system role
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Britain is talking to the United States  about participating in a U.S. plan for a missile defense  shield, the government said on Friday.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has secretly agreed to let the United States station interceptor missiles on British soil for the so-called &quot;Son of Star Wars&quot; defence system, according to a newspaper report.
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U.S. President George W. Bush tried to calm rising tensions with Moscow over a planned missile defense system ahead of a meeting Thursday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the world's richest nations.
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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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The US president says a Europe missile shield is an "urgent" need as his defence chief hints at a delay.
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WIESBADEN, Germany  - Germany stepped up calls on Friday for NATO talks on creating a missile defense shield for Europe, a day after the United States vowed to press ahead with its system without alliance approval.
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The US is threatening to withhold military technology considered crucial to the health of the UK defence industry as the row over European moves to lift the arms embargo on Beijing intensifies.
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President Bush said Tuesday that plans for a U.S.-led missile defense system in Europe are urgently needed to counter an emerging threat of attack by Iran.
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Britain has received a request from the United States for help from UK troops in Iraq - and the Chief of the Defence Staff is expected to recommend whether to comply
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US defence manufacturers Boeing and Lockheed Martin are interested in acquiring British defence companies with the aim of winning more defence contracts from the British government, media reported.
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Germany's defense minister on Friday urged more talks within NATO on the U.S. plan to locate elements of an anti-missile shield in Europe which has raised tensions between Russia and the United States.
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Polish lawmakers expect to discuss in the next few days a U.S. request to set up part of a planned missile defense system in Poland, the prime minister said Tuesday.
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The government is in talks with the United States about whether a controversial &quot;son of Star Wars&quot; missile defence system could be based in Britain, Downing Street said Friday.
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President Bush said Tuesday that plans for a U.S.-led missile defense system in Europe are urgently needed to counter an emerging threat of attack by Iran
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London - Britain agreed on Thursday to meet a United States request and redeploy a battalion of British troops into volatile central Iraq, despite strong opposition within the governing Labour Party.
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The top U.S. missile defense official is in Europe this week to try to convince skeptics like Germany that the plan will not provoke a new arms race between the West and Russia, U.S. and European officials said.
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Japan and the United States will meet Jan. 13 to bolster cooperation in missile defense and discuss the ongoing realignment of U.S. troops in Japan, a news report said.