Barack Obama goes ahead with missile defence shield despite disarmament pledge

"As long as the threat from Iran persists, we will go forward with a missile defence system that is cost-effective and proven," he told a crowd of about 20,000 gathered in Hradcany Square, next to Prague Castle.

"Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile activity poses a real threat, not just to the United States, but to Iran's neighbours and our allies." Full Story »

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James Canning
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by James Canning - Apr. 10, 2009

Obama makes the standard anti-Iranian propaganda line, that the missile defence shield is needed to protect against Iranian nuclear-armed ICBMs.

Astonishing claptrap to be coming from Obama's mouth. There is no evidence Iran seeks nuclear weapons and no evidence a covert nuclear weapons development program exists in Iran. More right-wing Israeli fantasies, crossed with standard armaments manufacturers scare-tactics against ignorant and gullible Americans.

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