Category Archives: Foreign Policy

Getting to No

Spencer Ackerman lays out the pros and cons of Obama and Gates’ decision to scrap European missile defense (but not, it seems, Patriot missile batteries) and refocus on Iran.

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Cold War Mentality, Revised

I have to agree with the President and Secretary Gates’ argument that medium-range Iranian nuclear missiles — not long-range Russian missiles — are the more present threat to American and regional security, and so require a missile defense shield aimed … Continue reading

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