Vice President Joe Biden is the first high-level U.S.official to visit Poland since President Barack Obama canceled the planned Central European missile shield proposed by former President George W.Bush.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

"This data is going to be downlinked to the ground and pored over by imagery analysts looking for any signs that the heat shield incurred any damage during the launch,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.16

Republicans also asserted that the nuclear revelation supports their position that President Obama acted unwisely in altering plans for a European missile shield to defend against future missile launches by Iran.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25