US missile site activation angers Russia
An $800m US missile shield at a Romanian site has been mobilised as a precautionary measure against Iranian rockets. |||
Deveselu – The United States switches on an $800 million missile shield in Romania on Thursday, a step it sees as vital to defend itself and Europe from so-called rogue states but the Kremlin says is aimed at blunting its own nuclear arsenal. At the remote Deveselu air base in Romania, senior US and NATO officials will declare operational the ballistic missile defence site, which is capable of shooting down rockets from countries such as Iran …read more
Source: Independent Online
