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Missile Defense System 

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Missile defense is still one issue that enjoys bipartisan support in the U.S. Congress. The proposed defensive system is supposed to contain Iran, while strengthening ties with Russia. Unfortunately, missile defense will instead lead to more nuclear weapons and a more dangerous world.

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Resources:

BIOS- 
Yousaf Butt, Scientific Consultant to the Federation of American Scientists

 

Theodore Postol, Professor of Science, Technology and National Security Policy in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

From FAS.org- 
Secrecy News
Strategic Security Blog 

 

CRS Reports- 
2011 January 11: U.S. - Russian Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Issues for Congress

2010 May 25: Ballistic Missile Defense and Offensive Arms Reductions: A Review of the Historical Record

2008 June 26:  U.S. - Russian Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Issues for Congress

2006 January 3: Nuclear Arms Control: The U.S.-Russian Agenda

The Report:

Upsetting the Reset: The Technical Basis of Russian Concern Over NATO Missile Defense 
By Yousaf Butt and Theodore Postol
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Press Releases:
2011 September 20: Russia Concerned as U.S. Moves Forward With Unreliable NATO Missile Defense Shield
 

2011 May 26: Should Russia Worry Over the Proposed U.S. - NATO Missile Defense Shield?

Fact Sheets:

White House: Implementing Missile Defense in Europe

FAS: The Technical Basis for Russian Concern over NATO Missile Defense 

Opinion:
2011 September 21, New York Times: 'Myopic' Missile Defense

2011 September 20, International Herald Tribune: The Delusion of Missile Defense 


2011 June 30, Washington Post  - Letter to the Editor: A Good Start for Pentagon Cuts: Missile Defense

2011 June 10, Foreign Policy: Billions for Missile Defense, Not a Dime for Common Sense

2011 June 8, Politico: Why Russia's Anti-Missile Defense