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June 16, 2009

US missile shield hurts NATO interests: UK MPs

By PressTV Iran

From PressTV Iran: “British parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, with lawmakers from the country’s main political parties, also expressed reserve over the plans in a report on weapons proliferation, Reuters reported Saturday.

‘We are not convinced that, as they are currently envisaged and under current circumstances, the United States’ planned ballistic missile defense (BMD) deployments in the Czech Republic and Poland represent a net gain for European security,’ the report said.

The report also stressed that pushing ahead with the plans despite Kremlin’s objection would risk alienating Russia and could prove ‘highly detrimental to NATO’s overall security interests.'”