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Thursday, January 17, 2008

Iran accelerating missile work, U.S. says

The head of the United States' missile defense program sought Wednesday to bolster Washington's argument for anti-missile sites in Europe by warning that Iran has sped up development of long-range missiles.

Facing tough opposition from Russia and increased skepticism from Poland, where the United States wants to place part of the missile defense system, U.S. officials are trying to convince the Europeans that program is crucial to guarding against an emerging threat from Iran.

"They are developing missiles today in an accelerated pace," Lt. Gen. Henry Obering said at the Foreign Ministry in the Czech Republic, one of the two European sites Washington has in mind.

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