NATO-Russia differences on a European missile shield

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, November 20, 2010.

From Podolskaya Nadezhda, the Voice of Russia:  The NATO-Russia differences on a European missile shield are essentially as follows:

First, NATO says the ultimate control of the proposed system must be its, while Russia insists it must be shared;

Second, NATO believes any cooperation must be confined to data sharing, while this country insists it must also involve mutual protection in which NATO shoots down missiles aimed at Russia, and Russia shoots down missiles aimed at NATO;

And third, Russia strongly disagrees with NATO that the main missile threat to Europe comes from Iran. …

The whole raft of them is coming under discussion at a meeting of Russian and American experts in Brussels on Thursday.  (photo: Getty)

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