Posted on 03/12/2010 11:14:38 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
NATO needs to develop an anti-missile defence system as a deterrence, the alliance chief said Friday, while seeking to assure Moscow that the organisation posed no threat to Russia.
"We must develop an effective missile defence," NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told an international conference in the Polish capital.
"In the coming years we will probably face many more countries and possibly even some non-state actors armed with long-range missiles and nuclear capabilities," he said.
Rasmussen also insisted later during a press conference that "a nuclear capability will remain an essential part of a credible deterrence in the future."
"I share the great vision of a world free of nuclear weapons.
"But as long as we do have nuclear weapons on earth and as long as we know there are countries and non-state actors that aspire to acquire such nuclear capacities, I think we should have a nuclear capacity as part of our deterrent policy."
Rasmussen told the conference that a system for protection against missiles should be part of NATO's policy of deterring threats.
"Deterrence works against rational actors but not all actors that we will have to deal with in the future will be rational.
"That's why deterrence and defence need to go together and why we have the obligation to look into the missile defence options," he said.
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Europe won’t spend the money and doesn’t have the tech either
EU has a bigger GDP than America so let’s at least split it 50-50. No more freeloading euroweenies, we’re tired of paying for your defense and especially tired of not being thanked for it.
Eastern Europe will spend the money.
What exactly is the function of NATO these days?
Russia would probably pull a Georgia on its former satellites one by one, starting with the Baltic countries. So NATO is needed, but everyone must put the same share of GDP in defense one way or another
NATO needs an antimissile system.... AGAINST RUSSIA!!!!!
You mean a ridiculous “Star Wars” system (Dead Ted Kennedy) that is “unproven” (brain dead Baraq 0bama) ?
All distractions should be halted...Stop
All crap from the the left sho......Stop
The bastard tried to to choke.......Stop
The Marxist are playing the game....Stop
America is quite pissed and there is no stop.
The question should be how do we use France as a missile shield...?
I think that we should kick out France out of NATO and let them fend for themselves.
Frak NATO and the Euro-trash; let the loud mouths fend for themselves. So either put the missiles in France or let the Euro-bitches manage their own problems!
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