Moscow angered by US plan for 'star wars' bases in Europe to counter threat of Iran - By Rupert Cornwell in Washington
In a move that is raising hackles in Moscow, the US is proposing to install an anti-missile defence system in central Europe to counter any future attack from a nuclear-armed Iran. The plan, for which the Pentagon has requested EURO 50m of exploratory funding from Congress, would cost EURO 1.2bn and involve 10 interceptor units.
The most likely base for the system is Poland, followed by the Czech Republic, officials said. For the moment, the scheme first reported in The New York Times this week and which would parallel the anti-missile shield under construction in Alaska and California against attacks from North Korea is largely symbolic and hypothetical.
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