And in making the announcement, President Obama said once again the American drive for a missile shield has never had anything to do with Russia.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

"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

But here in Warsaw, people were waiting for only one thing -an assurance that despite scrapping Bush-era plans for an antiballistic missile shield, the U.S.had not turned its back on Central Europe.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

At talks Tuesday with Mr.Medvedev, Clinton failed to secure support for tougher sanctions on Iran, despite U.S.President Barack Obama's decision to scrap plans for a missile shield in central Europe a concession to Russian concerns that Washington had hoped would encourage Moscow to back its position on Iran.

VOA: standard.2009.10.14