Biden explained the advantages of the new system: "Our new phased adaptive approach to missile defense is designed to meet a growing threat, not only to the United States, but first and foremost to Europe,"

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This important step forward builds on the new phased adaptive approach to missile defense that I announced for the United States last year.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama��s Statement at NATO Summit

How is it possible to write about Barack Obama and missile defense without even mentioning his support of the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA)?

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The White House plan, referred to as the Phased Adaptive Approach, calls for protecting an increasingly broad swath of Europe in four successive stages through 2020 as Aegis missiles, computers and radars become more capable.

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