"Romania to host missile defense base" May 04, 2011|Associated Press
DEVESELU, Romania — Romania’s president said yesterday that his country will host missile interceptors as part of a planned US shield over Europe....
The president, a staunch ally of the United States, said it would give Romania “the highest security level in its history.’’
The news prompted a strong complaint from Russia, which sees European missile defense as a potential encroachment....
Romanian and US officials later held a ceremony at the former air base. It was built with Soviet help in 1952, when the first MiG-15s landed there.
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