Russia nixes US missile proposals

Moscow rejected US overtures on ballistic missiles and the NATO missile defense system and said it would wait for the new administration of Barack Obama to discuss the issue.

Russia has threatened to move short-range Iskander ballistic missiles near the border with Poland and the Czech Republic in response to deployment of the NATO missile defense system in those countries.

Russia rejects US missile proposals
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Wednesday rejected US proposals aimed at easing concerns over a missile defense system in Europe and said it would try again to resolve the row once Barack Obama is in the White House.
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