Missile Defence System To Be Delayed Further

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US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told the Polish government on February 19 that the new US administration requires more time to review plans for a Central European missile defence system before moving ahead with deployment. In a statement to reporters following a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Krakow, Gates stressed that the incoming administration has not yet reviewed the system's efficacy or US relations with Russia (which opposes the missile shield), Iran (which the shield is supposed to defend against), and Poland and the Czech Republic (US allies whose governments are keen to host the system). This confirms