As Debate Rages, NATO Endorses European Missile Defense Shield

摘要

On the eve of NATO's April 3 statement endorsing U.S. plans to deploy missile defenses in Europe, a trio of national security policy experts here expressed varying opinions on the necessity, effectiveness and political ramifications of the move. The United States has been conducting negotiations since last spring to place a missile-tracking radar site in the Czech Republic and 10 ground-based interceptors in Poland. The Czech Republic recently agreed to host the radar site, and U.S. government officials say the agreement with Poland will soon be completed.