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NATO secretary supports US missile shield
Prague (AFP) May 5, 2008 NATO secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Monday the alliance supports the installation of an American radar base in the Czech Republic as well as a missile shield for its allies. "We need to be pro-active as NATO on why we need a missile defence and this is why I'm in Prague today," Scheffer said at a missile defence conference. The Czech government is preparing to sign an accord for the installation on its territory of a powerful antimissile radar set to be linked to another in Poland, to complete a missile shield system created by the Pentagon. "The development of a so-called third site in Europe will be an important contribution to the protection of the allies, but it will not protect all of them," said Scheffer. "We need US sensors, but we also need other sensors and we need to link them." The aim of the European installations is to guard against any threat from "rogue states" such as Iran, but has angered Moscow which sees the measure as a threat to its own security. The project is not certain to be adopted by parliament and has been met with hostility by the Czech public. At the last NATO summit in Bucharest, leaders of the 26 allied member countries supported the US missile shield, but underscored that four southeastern European countries wpuld not be covered by the shield: Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey. Related Links Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
BMD Watch: SASC agrees to fund BMD bases
Washington (UPI) May 2, 2008 Bush wants to build a base in Poland with 10 Ground-based Mid-course Interceptors that could hit and destroy any nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles fired by Iran or other "rogue" states against the United States or Central Europe. A companion base containing advanced radar arrays to guide the GBIs on to their intended target is to be built in the neighboring Czech Republic. Lockheed Martin said Wednesday it had completed a vital integrated test milestone on its first Space-Based Infrared System geo-synchronous orbit spacecraft. |
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