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U.S. May Postpone European Missiles

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 24, 2007

PRAGUE, Czech - Republic - The Bush administration has told Moscow it may delay activation of a proposed U.S. missile defense system in Europe until it has 'definitive proof' that Iran poses a missile threat, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.

A senior Russian official repeated the Kremlin view that the United States misreads Iran's missile potential. And in Washington, President Bush asserted that a U.S.-linked missile defense system is urgently needed in Europe, illustrating the depth of the divide between former Cold War adversaries.

'We need to take it seriously - now,' Bush said of the possibility Iran will gain the ability to attack Europe.

Bush said intelligence estimates show that Iran could have the ability to strike the United States and many European allies by 2015. The Americans say the Russian estimate is 2015 to 2020.

The Associated Press

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