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Czech Republic's Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (R) and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates attend a news conference in Prague October 23, 2007

Czech Republic's Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (top) and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates attend a news conference in Prague October 23, 2007.

Czech President Vaclav Klaus(R) welcomes US Defense Secretary Robert Gates before their meeting in Prague. Gates, said that the United States might build their missile defense system but delay activating it until there was "definitive proof" of an Iranian threat

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Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, right, speaks as U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates, left, looks on at the press conference after their meeting in Prague, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007. The United States might delay activating its proposed missile defense sites in Europe until it has 'definitive proof' of a missile threat from Iran, Gates said Tuesday.