Russia accuses US of preparing for Third World War as missile defence shield goes live
A MULTI-MILLION pound missile defence system designed to protect Europe from Iranian and Russian rockets has been switched on for the first time, offering protection to Britain and its allies but angering the Kremlin.
By TOM BATCHELOR
Express.co.uk
Thu, May 12, 2016
The US-run project, which has been 10 years in the making, is designed to shield Nato members from aerial attack.
But Moscow claims the missile shield’s real aim is to neutralise Moscow’s nuclear arsenal long enough for the US to make a first strike on Russia in the event of war.
When completed, the defensive umbrella will stretch from Greenland in the far north of Europe to the Azores in the south.
Robert Bell, a Nato-based envoy of US Defence Secretary Ash Carter, insisted the new shield was not aimed against Russia.
He added: “We now have the capability to protect NATO in Europe.
“The Iranians are increasing their capabilities and we have to be ahead of that.”
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