STOP NATO: ¡NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Get a low APR NextCard Visa in 30 seconds! 1. Fill in the brief application 2. Receive approval decision within 30 seconds 3. Get rates as low as 2.99% Intro or 9.99% Ongoing APR and no annual fee! Apply NOW! http://www.bcentral.com/listbot/NextCard ---------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Missile Shield Plan Top of NATO Agenda 12:06 pm PST, 6 June 2001 U.S. plans for a missile defence shield are the main item of the agenda of this week's meeting in Brussels of NATO defense ministers. The meeting will be attended by the U.S. Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfield. Many of Washington's European allies have raised concerns that the planned U.S. missile defense will undercut arms control agreements such as the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty that forbids such systems. And a NATO Foreign Ministers meeting last week saw those allies hesitant about endorsing the idea, or Washington's perception of a missile threat from such states as North Korea and Iraq. But diplomats from allied nations say their defense ministers will want to hear Mr. Rumsfeld's ideas on missile defense, and expect him to go into detail about options Washington is studying. A U.S. official says Mr. Rumsfeld will outline his ideas on possible features of the plan, such as ship and land-based anti-missile weaponry and airborne lasers. He is also expected to sketch out Washington's new strategic outlook and its proposed reform of defense policy. The Europeans have welcomed the Bush Administration's commitment to consult with them and with Russia on missile defense. Russia's new defense minister, Sergei Ivanov, will join his NATO counterparts Friday for a discussion on that and other matters. News © 2001 to: Miroslav Antic, http://www.antic.org/ ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
