NE ASKS: NATO Secretary-General Rasmussen [VIDEO]

On 30 September Secretary General of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, gave an address at the European Policy Centre on Towards NATO's Chicago Summit.  New Europe was there to cover the story.

New Europe asks: “If there will be two anti-missile defense systems, one for NATO and one for Russia, what is the guarantee that they cannot be used against each other and we fall into Cold War again?”

Rasmussen focused on crucial issues to be debated at the summit, including missile defense.

“We will then be able to receive early warning of missile launches directed against us. This is a big step towards the full capability that we need,” said Rasmussen.

He continued: “That’s the NATO track. But I would also like to make progress on the NATO-Russia track. Co-operation on missile defense makes sense militarily because it renders both our systems more effective. And it also makes sense politically because it demonstrates that our missile defense is not directed against Russia.”