BUCHAREST, Romania – The U.S. Navy has taken control of a new missile defense base in southern Romania, one of two European land-based interceptor sites for a NATO missile shield which Russia strongly opposes.
The base at Deveselu is scheduled to be operational in 2015 as part of NATO's ballistic missile defense system.
"Ballistic missile threats to the U.S. and our allies are real and growing," said Rear Adm. John Scorby, commander of Navy Region Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia on Friday.
"Fortunately, NATO's capabilities ... against these threats are also real and growing."
The system is the key component in President Barack Obama's plan for a phased deployment of a missile defense umbrella in Europe. Another missile base is scheduled to become operational in Poland by 2018.
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“On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this, this can be solved, but it’s important for him to give me space ... This is my last election. After my election, I have more flexibility.” Obama told Medvedev
Reset, Baby.
Didn't that "Reset" button actually say "Refund" in Russian. Putin thought it was just a mistake, but The Lightworker is always many steps ahead of mortal men and their quaint naive perceptions. Many people see a string of mistakes, but eventually they will turn out to be miracles of premonition and wisdom beyond the lowly myopia of the rest of us. Our leader can out-think your leader before your guy even decides his next step.
It meant "overloaded", which was apparently an early cry for help from the hapless Clinton/Obama foreign policy team.
I had lost track of these issues and thought the Polish intercept issue, which IIRC had been proposed to be split between Poland and another country, had been tabled.
deborah,
It was Poland and the Czech Republic.
There's a fairly detailed discussion of Bush's missile plan and Obama's changed plan here.
Apparently, the missiles at this NATO base are "focused on knocking out short- and medium-range missiles from sites closer to Iran". The Bush plan featured long-range missiles.
By now the former Eastern Bloc must have all the Pepsi it could possibly want.
Speaking of Romania, has anyone seen the new Dracula movie? What do you think?
I heard it bites.
Sorry Father I am just an idiot.
But then you know that.
Thanks for the link, Lydia...I'll put it on my to read list :)
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