US, NATO to Activate Missile Defense Site in Romania

The U.S. will switch on an $800 million missile defense site in southern Romania Thursday, a move likely to infuriate Moscow. "Both the U.S. and NATO have made it clear the system is not designed for or capable of undermining Russia's strategic deterrence capability," U.S. assistant secretary of state Frank Rose told a news conference in Bucharest Wednesday. "Russia has repeatedly raised concerns that the U.S. and NATO defense are directed against Russia and represent a...

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