Pentagon official: Radar shield does not need NATO approval
Pentagon official: Radar shield does not need NATO approvalThe United States vowed on Thursday to press ahead with a plan for a missile defense shield in eastern Europe to guard against attack from Iran, with or without the approval of NATO allies.

The head of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency said Washington may want to put radar even closer to Russia — which opposes the plan — in the Caucasus, in addition to planned sites in ex-Warsaw Pact members Poland and the Czech Republic.

When asked whether the plan needed approval from NATO's 26 members, Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry Obering said: "It's important that we get the understanding and what I would consider to be as much partnering as we can do with our NATO allies. We are not looking for approval per se."

It's refreshing to know that we still have people in the military with a back bone.

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