President Barack Obama has announced that he is shelving former President Bush's plans for a missile defence system in Europe.
The project had become a major irritant in relations between the United States and Russia.
Instead of basing long-range interceptors in Poland and the Czech Republic, Mr Obama said there would be a redesigned defensive system that would be cheaper and more effective against the threat from Iranian missiles.
First broadcast 17 September 2009
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