WASHINGTON (Reuters CAIRO) - The decision of the U.S. government has recently planned to abolish the anti-missile defense shield in Europe has warmed again relationship with Russia, but replaced it with a new shield agenda.
Kala missiles began to explode in Iran, the debate about the new defense plan from President Barack Obama was launched in the U.S. and even make the "tongues of the most wise" in Washington became locked.
"It's very clear that nothing we do has to do with getting something from Russia," said Ellen Tauscher, assistant Secretary of State that handle arms control and international security.
But the choice is imposed to determine the time of the announcement made a number of members of Congress frowned.
"This was done before the negotiations with Russia at the beginning of the agreement, and we know that President Medvedev has suggested that the process is beginning to make the U.S. give up on its European missile defense plan," said one member of Congress.
And although the U.S. foreign policy experts and military experts insist that the decision had nothing to do with Russia, they are not afraid to acknowledge the benefits that can be obtained.
"We are well aware of the benefits of cooperation and establish close ties with Russia .. our NATO allies we are very interested in cooperation and dealing with Russia," said Tauscher.
Missile defense plans in the Bush era is now officially dead. Experts say that the missile defense plans are just more powerful, more efficient in cost and can be moved around.
Although the members of Congress do not fully agree on the motive behind the new plan, they all seem to believe that missile defense is essential to counteract the growing threat from Iran, a threat that the U.S. also believed to harm Russia.
"Russia also feels threatened, the same with us. The threat is from a short-range missiles, medium-and long-range Iranian-owned," said Tauscher.
Despite having a new plan, the people behind the plan say that the U.S. not to ignore his old comrades - with a note that "old friends" really understand what the meaning of the new plan.
"In the case of Poland, a reference (the plan) was changed, from missile deterrent, written in uppercase, lowercase," said Lt. Gen. Patrick J. OReilly, director of the Missile Defense Agency.
A Russian scholar some time ago saying that Russia can not reply to the cancellation of planned defense shield than President Barack Obama in Eastern Europe because it was not the political interests of Moscow.
"All the decisions taken far more complicated, not just pull out a nuclear shield," said Dr. Marcel de Haas from the research institute Clingendael, the Netherlands, told Xinhua in an interview.
The plan of the Bush administration to build a strategic missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic has received strong opposition from Moscow, which claims that such a shield would only threaten national security.
Because the missile shield has been canceled, the U.S. might expect Russia to be more "cooperative" in a variety of important issues, such as the Iran issue. However, de Haas, who is a senior researcher at the Clingendael, seems not too optimistic. "I highly doubt it," he said.
"I think, just because the decision (U.S.), the Russians are not going to take harsh steps against Iran to please Uncle Sam, because Moscow still maintain good relations with Iran in terms of natural gas, nuclear energy and weapons sales.
"Russia has a different attitude toward Iran. Therefore, if Iran becomes more threatening, then who will press the button?" He asked. "Is the U.S. will press the button to launch Russian missiles? I doubt it. In contrast, the U.S. or NATO would give permission to the Russians to launch a missile? I do not think so."
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