'Missile defense shield was needlessly provocative'

RussiaToday
September 17, 2009
The issue of ABMs in Eastern Europe has caused relations between the U.S. and Russia to deteriorate; however, with Barack Obama's announcement to scrap the program, experts say cooperation between the two nations is more possible now than ever. Experts were expecting Barack Obama to make this decision earlier in his presidency, so people are questioning the timing of the announcement. RT's Dina Gusovsky discusses the future of U.S. foreign policy in light of these news with Robert Norris from the Natural Resources Defense Council.