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Russia plans to sign an agreement with the U.S. on measures to avoid the unsanctioned use of the rocket engine RD-180 and to safeguard this technology in connection with the organization of production of this engine in the U.S.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has warned the United States it must pay compensation if it wants to close down North Korea's missile program, which he insisted was purely for peaceful purposes.
Russia and India took aim at the United States at an Asian security forum here Thursday, saying its missile defence program and "Cold War mentality" threatened regional stability. Foreign ministers from the three nuclear states singled out the US Theatre Missile Defence (TMD) program for stinging attacks ahead of the arrival at the Bangkok talks of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.Russian President Vladimir Putin looks set to lock horns with US President Bill Clinton over a US scheme for a ballistic missile shield at a Group of Eight summit here.
Robert Einhorn Assistant Secretary for Non-Proliferation said Wednesday that Asia's weapons of mass destruction were a major concern for the US. US officials were also busy Wednesday soothing Chinese concerns over its missile defense plans. While analysts said a thaw in Korean relations would raise policy conundrums for the US.The rush to meet an unrealistic deadline resulted in technical glitches that are now likely to put the controversial US missile shield behind schedule, missile defense analysts said here Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON MOVES China To Put US Missile Plans On ASEAN Agenda Beijing (AFP) July 21, 2000 -  China will make sure American plans to establish an anti-missile defense will be put on the agenda when a regional security forum meets later this month, the foreign ministry said on Friday.US Unfazed By Putin Comments On ABM Thurmont (AFP) July 18, 2000US officials were unconcerned Tuesday by Russian President Vladimir Putin's warning that his country and China will respond if Washington goes ahead with a proposed national missile shield. TREATY ISSUES Greenland Divided Over US Missile Shield Nuuk (AFP) August 23, 2000 -  Greenland's government was split Tuesday over whether to support Washington's controversial national missile defence (NMD) shield plan which would entail modernising a US base in the country.ABM Treaty May Need Re-Ratification Washington (AFP) August 15, 2000 - A former CIA head suggested Tuesday that the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty would have to be ratified again by the US Senate to remain valid after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
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