Royal United Services Institute: Rasmussen speech on missile defence
Royal United Services Institute: Rasmussen speech on missile defence; ENGLAND: London:
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Professor Michael Clarke (Director, Royal United Services Institute) introduces NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen SOT
Anders Fogh Rasmussen (NATO Secretary General) speech SOT
- Professor Clarke, Ladies and Gentlemen,
This annual conference has become the point of reference for discussion on missile defence. It brings together experts from a wide range of countries, from governments, and from industry. And I want to thank you for inviting me to contribute to your discussion.
Missile defence is particularly important for our Alliance. And it has the potential to fundamentally change how NATO works with other nations to build lasting security and stability.
Last November, at the NATO Summit in Lisbon, we agreed to develop a missile defence capability. We also invited Russia to cooperate with us.
Those decisions were the culmination of over 8 years of discussions. And they initiated a major Alliance programme of work. This work has two parallel tracks - one that is purely internal, and one that is external with Russia. And work is progressing on both.
In my remarks today, I want to answer three questions. WHY do we need missile defence? WHY do we need transatlantic cooperation to make it work? And WHY do we want to cooperate with Russia?
Let me start with WHY we need it.
As we sit here discussing missile defence, some people elsewhere in the world are discussing missile attack.
Over 30 states either already have, or are developing, missile technology. These missiles can be fitted with conventional warheads, or with weapons of mass destruction.
Some of them can already reach parts of NATO territory. Others can threaten NATO interests. And all the time, technology is advancing. Ranges are increasing. Accuracy and payloads are increasing. And the number of countries with a proven capability is increasing.
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