NATO Agrees on Missile Defense Shield Across Europe, US
Officials Hope to Convince Russia to Join Shield
According to President Obama, NATO officials agreed today to approve the oft-discussed massive missile defense shield system across Europe and the United States. Obama said the shield would discover every nation in Europe.
The agreement on the shield was said to be part of the 10-year strategic roadmap approved in Lisbon today. Officials also said they hoped to invite the Russian government, a longtime opponent of the system, to join the program.
The inclusion of Russia makes the deal comparatively pointless, beyond its massive expenditure, as most of the missile deployment is around the Russian border and in places where Russia is the only theoretical nation that could launch a missile.
But officials have insisted that the program cover an enormous region, and have insisted that the system specifically not be targeted at anyone. This is particularly important in this case, as by and large the system has no threats against which to shield and seems to be being built for its own sake.
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paulBass
November 20th, 2010 at 3:54 am
truly i must reevaluate my opinion of reagan, not only did he bankrupt the soviet union but the united states and the european union as well
star wars, the weapon that keeps on giving
A fan
November 20th, 2010 at 7:21 am
The con continues. "Missile" defense was not workable in 1960 it is not workable in 2010.
This untestable, unworkable, and wasteful nonsense is a bad idea whose time is always here for the industry that profits from it. NATO tells us that the current missile defense scheme is not aimed at anyone in particular.. Well, except the pocketbooks of, not just the US taxpayers, but all of the sucker members of NATO.
Will the Russians be stupid enough to go along?
andy
November 20th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
Kind of like a Maginot line for the 21st century. But in their defense, at least the French had real enemies then.