Obama to scrap European missile defence base plans

The US appeared today to be preparing to shelve a controversial "missile shield" plan which was to be based in eastern Europe.

Thu, 17 Sep, 2009 - 11:58

The US appeared today to be preparing to shelve a controversial "missile shield" plan which was to be based in eastern Europe.

President Barack Obama phoned the Czech prime minister and reportedly told him he will scrap the programme.

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