Secretary Gates said the new plan will allow flexibility and put in place a defense system more quickly than the previous proposal.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

"The European missile defense proposal that the Russians are so concerned about has not been tested yet.

VOA: standard.2009.07.15

The real issue lies in how much attention and how much consistency and perseverance we put in strengthening democratic institutions The summit's mostly closed door sessions are taking up several thorny issues, among them a proposal to create an African Defense Council.

VOA: standard.2009.07.02

Take Clinton's proposal to hike in defense spending by nearly 7 percent, the biggest increase in the Pentagon's budget since the Reagan-era military buildup of the 1980s.

CNN: No lame duck State of the Union address for Clinton

Soon I will send to Congress a proposal to fund special training for defense counsel in capital cases, because people on trial for their lives must have competent lawyers by their side.

CNN: Transcript of State of the Union

Notably, the proposal aims at reducing U.S. defense expenditures and signal to allies Korea and beyond that they must do more to defend themselves.

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