Friday, February 5, 2010

Romania To Host US Missile Interceptors



Romania Agrees To Host US Missile Interceptors -- Christian Science Monitor

Romania's decision to host US missile interceptors is not widely seen as a threat to Russian defense capabilities, unlike the scrapped plan for a missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic.

Romania will allow the US to place interceptor missiles in the former Soviet state as part of President Obama’s revamped missile shield plan.

The move is unlikely to invoke the same level of ire from Russia as former President Bush’s plan to place a larger defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic, which Obama shelved in September.

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More News On Romania's Decision To Host US Missile Interceptors

Romanians Accept Plan for Basing of Missiles -- New York Times
Romania approves US missile defence shield -- The Telegraph
Romania backs U.S. plan to host anti-missile shield -- Reuters
Romania to host US missile interceptors: president -- AFP
Romania to host US missile interceptors -- Washington Post/AP
Moscow wants answers from U.S. on Romania missile shield plan -- RIA Novosti
U.S. missiles in Romania would threaten Russia - analyst -- RIA Novosti

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