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US plans 'Star Wars' bases in eastern Europe

The Bush administration is planning to build an anti-missile defence system in central Europe to stop a ballistic missile threat from Iran, revisiting the late president Ronald Reagan's vision of space-based warfare.

The proposal comes amid growing concerns about Iran's nuclear energy program, believed by Washington to be a cover-up for developing nuclear weapons.

The US plan calls for installing ten anti-missile interceptors at a European site by 2011, US daily New York Times re...

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