Meeting an ambitious agenda to create a NATO missile defense system set in Lisbon 18 months ago, the alliance now has declared the system a reality. “We are pleased today to declare that the Alliance has achieved an Interim NATO BMD Capability,” NATO’s Chicago Summit Declaration said. At a press conference after the first session of the North Atlantic Council, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said, “It is the first step towards our long-term goal of providing full coverage and…
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