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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

U.S. Romania Sign Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement

Hillary Clinton & Teodor Baconschi
The United States and Romania have signed the U.S.-Romanian Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement – an important step in defending Europe and the United States from the growing threat posed by the proliferation of ballistic missiles.

Once the agreement is ratified by the Romanian parliament, and our two governments have brought the agreement into force, the United States will build, maintain, and operate in Romania a land-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System.

Thoroughly tested and proven effective over the last decade, the system will help protect NATO Allies and contribute to the security of the United States. The ballistic missile defense system should be deployed to Romania in the 2015 time-frame.

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