A new US missile defence site south of Bucharest that will defend against potential attacks from Iran has been completed, the United States and Romania announced on Friday.
The Aegis Ashore site includes a powerful radar, missile interceptors and communications equipment.
The system has been handed over to military commanders, who are expected to declare it operational, or ready for initial combat use, in early 2016 as they integrate the site with NATO’s broader ballistic missile defense system.
It coincides with deliberations by US officials about how to respond to an Iranian ballistic missile launch on Oct. 10 that violated UN Security Council resolutions.
US ambassador Hans Klemm, speaking at a joint ceremony with Romanian Foreign Minister Lazar Comanescu, said the shield was designed to thwarth potential threats coming from outside Europe.
Both Klemm and Comanescu stressed it was not a measure against Russia.
“It is not, I repeat, not, directed at Russia, nor does it have the capability to threaten Russia,” Klemm said. “We have explained this to Russia on numerous occasions.”
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