Russia Should Develop Missile Defenses, Former U.S. Defense Secretary Cohen Says

Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen has called on Russia to develop a national missile defense system similar to that being developed by the United States, ITAR-Tass reported today (see GSN, May 14).

“It is in Russia’s interests” to develop a missile defense system, Cohen said. “I hope we shall try to further cooperate in mutually beneficial defense programs,” he added (ITAR-Tass/BBC Worldwide Monitoring, May 21).

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