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Article: United States: White House Talks Russia, Missile Defense.
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- July 3, 2009
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Byline: kusumv03
The U.S. has no intention of trading a proposed missile interceptor site in Europe in exchange for a better deal with Russia, a White House official said July 1.
A review of the so-called third site missile shield, first proposed by the previous administration, is under way to ensure it is both feasible and affordable, a requirement stated often by President Barack Obama.
At the start of his presidency, Obama said he wanted to reset U.S.-Russian relations, which grew quite rocky in the final years of President George W. Bush s second term after the U.S. announced plans to base missile interceptors in Poland. Moscow threatened ...