The US seeking to ease the tension with Russian submitted a formal proposal to Russia for cooperation on missile defense in eastern Europe. US also addressed another issue concerning Conventional Forces in Europe and made a proposal that would discourage Moscow from withdrawing from the treaty. These proposals have been discussed between both countries, but Russian wanted to have them written on paper before continuing the talks. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are going to discuss them on Monday. The documents deal with U.S. plans to install

Six top U.S physicists have concluded that the Bush administration was not truthful with it's NATO allies about U.S. missile defense plans in Eastern Europe. According to the physicists, Polish-based interceptors and a radar system in the Czech Republic could target and catch Russian missiles, thus threatening Russia's nuclear deterrent. This supports Russia's criticism of the system. Russia strongly opposes the plan. The Pentagon rejects the scientists' claims, saying their analyzes are flawed. The United States says the missile system is intended to counter a threat from Iran and