US activates land based missile defence station in Romania

Q.  US has activated land based missile defence station part of the ________ shield.
- Published on 16 May 16

a. American
b. UK
c. US
d. European

ANSWER: European
 
The US has activated a land-based missile defence station in Romania, which will form part of a larger and controversial European shield.
  • The US says the Aegis system is a shield to protect Nato countries from short and medium-range missiles, particularly from the Middle East.
  • Russia sees it as a security threat – a claim denied by Nato.
  • The site hosts radar and SM-3 missile interceptors, and will be integrated into Nato’s missile shield when the bloc meets this summer.

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