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U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Deauville, France, after the G-8 summit expected to discuss cooperation on missile defense in the week, is enough. To cooperate with Russia to improve our ability to identify a possible Iranian missile launches to strengthen American security.Time is important, both countries have presidential elections, threatens, and quickly closes the window. Now for an agreement on cooperation with Russia on missile defense is the time, and a bipartisan solution on the horizon.

The two countries, a topic of strategic missile confrontation to cooperation into national security interests are protected. It is required to present guarantees that future U.S. missile interceptors in Europe, the expansion of the system will be used to undermine Russia's security. Although the Cold War 20 "more" was the year, both sides go about this challenge is not to build the necessary trust.

SM -3 interceptors first part of adaptive phased approach used in Europe are as sophisticated counter Russian intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is not able to. However, Russian officials are concerned that the SM-3 is scheduled for implementation in 2020 of Russia's intercontinental ballistic missiles more advanced version to get some more use could be continued. Russia's leaders, however, proposed a solution that the U.S. should adopt.

New York Times reported last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said: "I do not want a missile aimed against Russia," Moscow and the "have some sort of written assurance that no threat to Russia by NATO missiles repeated requests not to pretend. "This is an important diplomatic opening that deserves a serious answer.

This approach does not require a legally binding agreement and a new front for the U.S. strategic missile defense. Obama administration should continue - and Congress - a written assurance (the American and Russian presidents and / or in writing between a NATO statement) that the wider political point of the policy among U.S. and NATO missile interceptors at the same time not threaten Russia.,

Moscow has recognized that the planned Russian intercontinental missile sm -3 interceptors have limited capacity. If, as is fear in Moscow, including legal settlement expansion program for the next U.S. president, can undo, as we have seen, when President George W. Bush. Bush Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) was rejected in 2002.Russian defense ministers in Brussels at the beginning. There is a broad bipartisan support in the past two administrations, including such an approach.