U.S. launches missile defense program for Europe

A U.S. radar-equipped warship to sail to the Mediterranean Sea to launch an anti-ballistic missile system to protect Europe against an Iranian nuclear threat, the Pentagon says. Full story

Political timing behind GOP’s START protests?

  Are Republican objections to the nuclear arms treaty motivated by a desire to keep the president from enjoying successive victories before the new year? Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, joins the Morning Joe gang to discuss.

The realities of the START debate

  Mark Brzezinski of the Atlantic Council joins Morning Joe to discuss Sen. John Kyl’s main objections to the new START treaty.