US general "very confident" on missile defense
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The Air Force general responsible   for building a U.S. anti-ballistic missile shield on Friday   voiced high confidence it could shoot down any U.S.-bound   missile from North Korea, despite critics' doubts.
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Proposals put forward by Washington to  ease Russian concerns over the planned missile shield in Europe  are "positive signs," a senior Kremlin aide said on Wednesday.
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Negotiators voiced optimism Thursday that they could reach agreement for Poland to host part of a U.S. missile defense system. A Polish official said a deal could come in the next several months.
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The commander of the US Pacific Fleet said Thursday he was confident he had improved communication channels with China's top military officials, as he tried to defuse tensions between the two powers.
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STUTTGART, Germany -- The US military will keep a significant troop presence in Germany and even expand some bases, a senior US commander said yesterday, despite the planned withdrawal of two Cold War-era divisions over the next decade.
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The test failure last month of the Bush administration's new missile defense system resulted from a "very minor" computer software glitch that can be easily corrected and will have no effect on the system's ability to defend the United States against attack, the general in charge of the Pentagon program said Wednesday.
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A Russian general has threatened a tough response if the United States goes ahead with a plan to site a missile defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic.
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Russia has nothing to fear from a  planned U.S. anti-missile system in central Europe, NATO  Supreme Allied Commander John Craddock said on Friday.
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The United States has already made up  its mind to deploy its planned missile defense system in Europe  and will turn down a Russian offer to share a radar station in  Azerbaijan, Russia&#39;s top general said on Thursday.
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But the defense secretary said that the U.S. was determined to insure that voting takes place as planned.
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President Bush defended embattled Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Monday, saying the Pentagon chief was doing "a really fine job."
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North Korea's recent tests of short-range missiles were successful launches of an advanced weapon that can be fired at short notice to strike targets in South Korea, the commander of U.S. Forces Korea said on Monday.
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The United States on Friday defended its charges that Iran was working to fit a missile with a nuclear warhead and dismissed doubts about the reliability of its intelligence on the Islamic republic.
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NATO's secretary-general mounted a stout defense of Washington's missile shield plan on Monday, the day before meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin when the issue is likely to top the agenda.
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The Bush administration is  optimistic it can strike a deal with Poland to house defensive  missiles on Polish soil as part of a missile shield for Europe,  a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
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Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon plays down fears of further UK troop re-deployments in support of US forces.
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Russia's armed forces chief said on  Saturday Moscow could use nuclear arms pre-emptively if under  serious threat, his comments marking no change in defense  policy but underlining a renewed military confidence.