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US-Russia Missile Deal Possible
Apr 1 2008, AP

KEY PLEDGE: In hopes of settling a missile defense deal, the U.S. has offered a guarantee to Russia that it would not activate sites in the Czech Republic and Poland until Iran has test-flown a missile capable of reaching Europe.

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