The United States switches on an $800 million missile shield in Romania on Thursday, a step it sees as vital to defend itself and Europe from so-called rogue states, but which the Kremlin says is aimed at countering Russia’s nuclear capabilities in the event of war.At the remote Deveselu air base in Romania, senior US and NATO officials will declare the ballistic missile defense site operational. It is capable of shooting down rockets from countries such as Iran that Washington says could one day reach major European cities.”Iran continues to develop, test, and deploy a full range of ballistic missile …read more
Source: VICE News
