Romania agrees to host US missile shield

Romania has agreed to host missile interceptors as part of a new US defence shield, its President, Traian Basescu, said on the 4 February 2010.

It was subsequently suggested that Bulgaria might also be involved in this initiative.

EurActiv, 5.2.10: Romania accepts US 'invitation' to host anti-missile shield http://www.euractiv.com/en/foreign-affairs/romania-accepts-us-invitation-host-anti-missile-shield

BBC News, 18.2.10: Russia asks Bulgaria to explain US missile shield plans http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8523124.stm

ITAR-TASS, 18.2.10: Russia sends official query to Bulgaria on purposes for deploying US ABM http://www.itar-tass.com/en/

EurActiv, 16.2.10: Russia tells small players to step back from missile shield stand-off http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/russia-tells-small-players-step-back-missile-shield-standoff

ITAR-TASS 15.2.10: US not to deploy missile defence in Black Sea -- Tauscher http://www.itar-tass.com/en/

BBC News, 3.4.10: Romania defends role in US missile shield http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8587946.stm

BBC News, 4.2.10: Romania 'to host US missile shield' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8498504.stm

ESO: Background information: The new system offers a real missile defence http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-new-system-offers-a-real-missile-defence/

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