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We've been very clear about the need to proceed with European missile defense. There's a growing
potential threat from nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles and we are determined to
develop and deploy the capabilities to protect our troops, our populations from that threat
and european territories, that's clear. We would like to do that cooperatively with Russia.
We have put a number of ideas on the table about how we can work with Russia on this.
It's not targeted at Russia, it's targeted at threats that emanate from beyond Europe.
So we continue to work and talk to, work with and talk to our Russian partners to find a
way forward, understanding that the basic commitment to go ahead and deploy the missile
defense system is there.