To shield themselves from further tax hikes, large corporations would likely argue that the success of small businesses is directly related to that of their bigger brethren.
The prototype shield presented at the conference is too large to be useful (it would have to be carried around in a backpack), but the technology can eventually be miniaturized to the size of a bracelet.
So instead of having a large radar in the Czech Republic and powerful interceptors in Poland, Mr Obama says he will reconfigure the missile shield to establish smaller radars closer to Iran (perhaps in Turkey) and to deploy smaller interceptor missiles on board Aegis warships.