Missile shield ups chance of conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin says US plans to install a missile defence system in Europe will increase the chances of a nuclear conflict.
Moscow is alarmed by US plans to deploy parts of a global missile defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic and last week it tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile it said could ensure the country's security for the next 40 years.
"The missile shield only creates the theoretical illusion that one is protected, but the possibility that a nuclear conflict is unleashed is actually greater," Putin told Germany's Der Spiegel magazine.
To read the full article from The Age, click on:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Missile-shield-ups-chance-of-conflict/2007/06/03/1180809311494.html
Moscow is alarmed by US plans to deploy parts of a global missile defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic and last week it tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile it said could ensure the country's security for the next 40 years.
"The missile shield only creates the theoretical illusion that one is protected, but the possibility that a nuclear conflict is unleashed is actually greater," Putin told Germany's Der Spiegel magazine.
To read the full article from The Age, click on:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Missile-shield-ups-chance-of-conflict/2007/06/03/1180809311494.html
posted by Pax Christi @ Sunday, June 03, 2007
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