In June of 2007, the escalating tensions between [[George W. Bush]] and [[Vladimir Putin]] about placing [[Anti Ballistic Missile]] systems and radar in [[Poland]] and the [[Chzech Republic]] were softened when Putin offered to allow the use of the Qabala station to monitor for missile launches from "Rogue States" (See [[2007 Anti Ballistic Missile System Dispute]]). By "Rogue States", the DoD presumably means [[Iran]] and [[North Korea]].[http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/08/nato.missiles.reut/index.html] | In June of 2007, the escalating tensions between [[George W. Bush]] and [[Vladimir Putin]] about placing [[Anti Ballistic Missile]] systems and radar in [[Poland]] and the [[Chzech Republic]] were softened when Putin offered to allow the use of the Qabala station to monitor for missile launches from "Rogue States" (See [[2007 Anti Ballistic Missile System Dispute]]). By "Rogue States", the DoD presumably means [[Iran]] and [[North Korea]].[http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/08/nato.missiles.reut/index.html] |