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October 6, 2011

Russia alarmed at decision to station U.S. ships in Spain for NATO missile defense systerm

By Henry Meyer, Bloomberg

Russia alarmed at decision to station U.S. ships in Spain for NATO missile defense systerm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov,  April 15, 2011

From Henry Meyer, Bloomberg:  Russia is alarmed at the U.S. decision to station four ships at a base on Spain’s Atlantic coast as part of an American-led NATO missile defense system, the Foreign Ministry said.

The U.S. approach to developing its capability against missile threats in Europe is “unacceptable,” the ministry said in a statement published on its website today.

Russia “cannot but be alarmed because already in the first phase it’s leading to a substantial buildup of the U.S. anti- missile capability in Europe,” the ministry said.  (photo: Getty)

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