NATO warns U.S. missile defense could divide allies
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NATO's secretary-general has warned that a proposed U.S. missile defense system risks splitting the alliance between those the program would protect and those it would not, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
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By Kristin RobertsPORTOROZ, Slovenia - 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. ...Comment
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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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Poland and the Czech Republic risk being targeted by Russian missiles if they agree to host a proposed U.S. missile defense system, a top Russian general warned yesterday.Comment
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The United States will lead pressure on European allies to supply more troops and equipment to fight Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan at NATO talks on Wednesday but could come away frustrated, alliance sources said.
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NATO defence ministers agreed on Thursday to explore building a "bolt-on" anti-missile system that would plug gaps in a planned U.S. shield in Europe.
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NATO led criticism on Monday of President Vladimir Putin's latest attack on a planned U.S. missile shield, but Western reaction was generally muted ahead of a Group of Eight (G8) encounter with Putin this week.
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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday warned NATO against steps that would compromise Russian security, pointing to persistent disagreements on arms control.
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Nato could be destroyed if European allied troops are not prepared to fight in Afghanistan, says US
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Nato condemns Russia's threat to aim weapons at Europe over the planned US missile defence shield.
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A U.S. plan to base a missile defense system in eastern Europe triggered friction among NATO allies on Monday as the Czech Republic rejected criticism of talks with Washington over its possible participation.
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The head of NATO said there was a critical "perception gap" between Europe and the U.S. on the subject of global terror.
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Sharp differences between the United States and Russia over President Bush's plan to build a missile defense system on Moscow's doorstep are likely to dominate talk during Bush's European tour.
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Germany's foreign minister on Monday called for a calm debate within the European Union, the NATO alliance and with Russia on U.S. plans to develop an anti-missile shield in Europe.Comment
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and the top U.S. commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan yesterday issued a blunt assessment of the alliance's shortcomings in that country, arguing that the unwillingness of some member states to risk combat casualties is threatening NATO's future and undermining...
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NATO appeared to make little progress Thursday in narrowing differences with Russia over U.S. plans to install missile defenses in eastern Europe despite an American offer to delay activating the bases until it has proof of a threat from Iran.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Monday warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that Washington and its allies cannot be divided on their mutual defense, amid a row over a proposed US missile defence shield in eastern Europe.