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US anti-ballistic missile test in Alaska in 2007. Bulgaria says it is not protected from Iran's long-range missiles (Photo: US Missile Defense Agency)

Bulgaria ready to host elements of US missile shield

Bulgaria has joined neighbouring Romania in offering to host elements of a future US anti-ballistic missile defence system.

The Black Sea country's leaders say it is not protected from Iran's long-range missiles, which can carry nuclear warheads. \n \nPrime Minister Boiko Borisov made this point in a meeting with US President Barack Obama in Prague on 8 April. "It is of utmost interest for Bulgaria to be included in the missile defense", Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov said in an int...

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US anti-ballistic missile test in Alaska in 2007. Bulgaria says it is not protected from Iran's long-range missiles (Photo: US Missile Defense Agency)

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