Belmont Club: The Janus Shield

4/26/2011 by Richard Fernandez - The National Journal says the administration is negotiating a legal framework with Russia that would allow it to exchange sensitive technical information with Moscow, including data on missile defense.

[Excerpt] 39 Republican Senators wrote to the President in mid-April this year and urged him not to enter into any agreements that would give Russia a “red-button” veto over missile defense, including the transfer of sensitive technology. The letter seems to object precisely to the kind of sharing contemplated by the Defense Technology Cooperation Agreement which “would not require congressional approval”. Read more at Belmont Club...