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Foes Of European Ballistic Missile Defense Unleash Yet Another Attack, Criticize Radar

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Monday, April 28th, 2008

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Another attack on the planned European (Ground-based) Midcourse Defense (EMD) shield to protect Europe and the United States against Iranian missiles has come from those who have criticized the program previously. The latest criticism, in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (known for its Doomsday Clock), came from physicist George N. Lewis, associate director of the Peace Studies Program at Cornell University, and Theodore A. Postol, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor of science, technology and national security policy. Postol…

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