The United States shouldn't completely abandon its plans for the European Missile Defense (EMD) system as Russia has demanded, but Washington should slow the EMD effort until it is tested and proven to work, according to Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.), who chairs the House Armed Services Committee strategic forces subcommittee. Even if proven to work effectively, EMD will only protect the United States--not Europe-- from long-range Iranian missiles, she said, while condemning Iran for launching a satellite that within half…
Tauscher: Delay European Missile Defense
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