A view shows the command center for the newly opened ballistic missile defense site at Deveselu air base, Romania, May 12, 2016. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea/via
DEVESELU: The United States switched on an $800 million missile shield in Romania on Thursday that it sees as vital to defend itself and Europe from so-called rogue states but the Kremlin says is aimed at blunting its own nuclear arsenal.
To the music of military bands at the remote Deveselu air base, senior US and NATO officials declared operational the ballistic missile defense site, which is capable of shooting down rockets from countries such as Iran …read more
Source: The Himalayan Times
