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Harry Hope
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From The Associated Press, 6/5/07:
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationw...39143.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines
China Warns U.S. May Set Off Arms Race
By Associated Press
BEIJING --
China joined Russia on Tuesday in criticizing a U.S. plan to build a
missile defense system in Europe, saying the system could set off an
arms race.
The White House plans to install a radar system in the Czech Republic
and interceptor missiles in Poland -- two Eastern European countries
that were in the Soviet orbit during the Cold War era.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said the plan had
"aroused great concern and attention."
"China believes that the impact of a missile defense system on
strategic defense and stability is not conducive to mutual trust of
major nations and regional security," she said.
"It may also give rise to a proliferation problem."
Russia perceives the shield as a direct threat and says it has no
choice but to boost its own military potential in response.
In some of his latest comments on the matter, Russian President
Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow could take "retaliatory steps"
including aiming nuclear weapons at U.S. military bases in Europe.
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Bush puts his finger on another nuclear button.
Harry
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationw...39143.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines
China Warns U.S. May Set Off Arms Race
By Associated Press
BEIJING --
China joined Russia on Tuesday in criticizing a U.S. plan to build a
missile defense system in Europe, saying the system could set off an
arms race.
The White House plans to install a radar system in the Czech Republic
and interceptor missiles in Poland -- two Eastern European countries
that were in the Soviet orbit during the Cold War era.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said the plan had
"aroused great concern and attention."
"China believes that the impact of a missile defense system on
strategic defense and stability is not conducive to mutual trust of
major nations and regional security," she said.
"It may also give rise to a proliferation problem."
Russia perceives the shield as a direct threat and says it has no
choice but to boost its own military potential in response.
In some of his latest comments on the matter, Russian President
Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow could take "retaliatory steps"
including aiming nuclear weapons at U.S. military bases in Europe.
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Bush puts his finger on another nuclear button.
Harry