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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 18 > Missile shield change adds pressure on Iran, White House says

Missile shield change adds pressure on Iran, White House says

By Michael D. Shear and Ann Scott Tyson / The Bulletin
September 18, 2009

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s decision to abandon a Bush-era missile defense system in Europe and establish a partly ship-based shield against Iranian rockets could tighten U.S. pressure on the Islamic republic and ease a simmering rift with Russia.

White House officials said the new....

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