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Expense Of European Missile Shield Said To Be Worth Price

May 06 2010

NATO

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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