U.S. cruise missile defense said possible in 14 months
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The United States could deploy a system to protect an area ranging from Washington to Boston from sea-based cruise-missile attacks within 14 months at a cost of "several billion dollars," a top Lockheed Martin Corp. executive said on Monday.
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The U.S. military is developing contingency plans to deal with the possibility that a large spy satellite expected to fall to Earth in late February or early March could hit North America.
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The US may delay activating its Europe-based missile defence shield, Defence Secretary Robert Gates says.
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By Jon W. Glass, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Dec. 18--NEWPORT NEWS -- The search for a weapon that could knock down an incoming cruise missile drew the Navy. A possible cure for adult acne attracted a Harvard dermatologist.
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Japan is planning to beef up its defense against cruise missiles in response to China's growing air strike capabilities, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday.
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A top American commander said the more than 140,000 soldiers now in Iraq are likely to be needed there at least until next spring.
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The United States may start building a missile shield in Poland in February 2008, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski said in an interview published in a Russian newspaper on Monday.
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The commander of Russia's strategic missile force says Russia is capable of targeting U.S. missile defense sites if they are built in the Czech Republic and Poland.Comment
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Poland and Czech Republic are in favor of hosting a proposed U.S. missile defense system, the Czech premier said Monday after meeting with his Polish counterpart.Comment
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A report by an independent commission says that it will be at least 12 to 18 months before Iraqâs army and police can take charge of the countryâs security.
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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 United States has proposed delaying the activation of parts of its European missile defense shield if Russia cooperates on the project, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday.
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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 top U.S. commander in Iraq expressed optimism Wednesday that Iraqi forces are making enough progress to provide their own security within 18 months. But violence showed no sign of abating, with 66 people killed nationwide, including 24 in a Baghdad market bombing.
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Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Wednesday he believed Iraqi forces were capable of taking over security around the country within 18 months, but he did not mention a timetable for U.S.-led coalition forces to leave.
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President Bush's new status report on the war strongly implies that the administration believes its military strategy will take many more months to meet its goals
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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.