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The missile shield is expected to be up and running in 2015 (Photo: Wikipedia)

Romania to host new version of US missile shield

by Valentina Pop, Brussels,

Romania on Thursday announced it had agreed to the new US anti-missile defence shield envisaged by the Obama administration after scrapping initial plans in Poland and the Czech Republic.

In a brief statement, Romanian President Traian Basescu said the country's top security body had accepted Mr Obama's invitation to host parts of the American anti-missile defence shield.

Mr Basescu stressed that the system was aimed against threats coming from countries such as Iran, not Russia,...

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The missile shield is expected to be up and running in 2015 (Photo: Wikipedia)

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