Obama under fire for U-turn on missiles

Series of articles reporting on reactions in the US, Russia and Central Europe to Barack Obama's decision to scrap Bush-era plans for a missile defence shield, September 2009.

Spiegel Online International, 17.9.09: Obama To Shelve Plan for Missile Shield in Eastern Europe http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,649622,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 17.9.09: Warsaw Fears Washington Losing Interest in Eastern Allies http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,649688,00.html

Polski Radio, 24.9.09: Poland to site new US missile system? http://www.polskieradio.pl/thenews/international/?id=116593

Spiegel Online International, 18.9.09: 'What Will America Expect in Return for Sacrificing Their Missile Shield?' http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,649956,00.html

ESO: Background information: US and Russia square up over missile shield http://www.europeansources.info/record/us-and-russia-square-up-over-missile-shield/

BBC News, 18.9.09: Russia hails US missile overhaul http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8262050.stm

BBC News, 18.9.09: Nato chief reaches out to Russia http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8262515.stm

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