Missile defence under NATO control?

Péter Dunai warns that the dispute about the missile defence system threatens to divide Europe. "The projected missile system is once again exposing rifts within the European Community. There are even fears that it will trigger a new arms race. Moscow could decide to declare the INF Treaty, which eliminated all medium and short-range missiles and banned their production, null and void. Germany, which is dependent on Russian energy, is particularly sensitive about the issue: Gerhard Schröder would certainly have tried to avoid a conflict with Moscow at all costs, but even the Conservatives have yet to voice their support for the missile defence system. Critics fear that the Czech Republic and Poland could become the targets of terrorist attacks and are berating both countries for failing to consult their European allies before they began negotiations for the missile defence system with the US."

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