The U.S. Navy has taken control of a new missile defense base in southern Romania, one of two European land-based interceptor sites for a NATO missile shield that Russia strongly opposes.<\/p>\n
The base at Deveselu is scheduled to be operational in 2015 as part of NATO’s ballistic missile defense system.<\/p>\n
Rear Adm. John Scorby, commander of Navy Region Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia said Friday that “ballistic missile threats to the U.S. and our allies are real and growing.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Funny how the world has changed since this administration scrapped the Bush plan to station missile defenses in Eastern Europe. My son, who is stationed in Germany, went to Romania on one of his vacations this past year and reports that folks there are very friendly and helpful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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