Gates Laments Delay in Missile-Defense Agreement With Russia
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates today lamented delays in reaching agreement with Russia on a U.S.-led NATO missile defense system, saying a “long history of hostility and wariness” will take time to overcome.
Gates, whose experience with Russia in other government posts dates to the Cold War-era Soviet Union, had hoped to make more progress to surmount Russian opposition to the missile-defense plan before retiring this month.