Department of Defense Spokeswoman Says New Missile Plan Not About Russia

Under Secretary of Department of Defense Michele Flournoy says the new short-range missile defense plan is not about abandoning European allies. She says the plan is not, and has never been about pleasing Russia. (0:30)
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Ranking Member of House Armed Services Committee: New Missile Strategy Caves In To Russians

Rep.n Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.) says that the new missile strategy detailed by Barack Obama Thursday "undercuts" allies and "caves in" to Russia. (0:47)
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Expert: Missile Defense Shield Issue Ignored At U.S-Russia Summit

William Pomeranz, Deputy Director of WWC's Kennan Institute, says the START renewal negotiations took up most of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and President Barack Obama's attention, and left little time room for discussions on the U.S.'s missile defense shield in Poland. Pomeranz argues that President Obama was not ready to admit that he would discontinue this project. (0:36)
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Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell speaks about strategic defense talks with Poland during a press briefing at the Pentagon

Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell speaks about defense talks between the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, and the Polish defense minister, focusing on missile defense and the proposal to construct a site in Poland.
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