Expense Of European Missile Shield Said To Be Worth Price

The head of NATO says linking together European missile defense systems would cost around 200 million euros ($250 million) over 10 years, Agence France-Presse reports.

In light of the growing threat from Iran, for example,, the investment is worth the price, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.

While NATO is developing a missile shield to protect soldiers on operations, Rasmussen said he also wants to extend that protection to civilians.

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