NATO to spur European defence

Estonia: The NATO General Secretary Anders Fogh Rasmussen called at an extraordinary Summit to improve Europe's defence and eliminate US post-war stockpiles.

Rasmussen called nuclear power deterrent in an insecure world and threatened Europe at the meeting of 28 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Foreign Ministers in Tallin, Estonia.

The NATO leader urged to support a new anti-missile defence system and called debate promoters - Germany, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg and Norway- to foster solidarity, share interests and achieve a safer world.

Rasmussen proposed setting up of a $20M "safety cap" running from Vancouver to Vladivostok (Russia's far East) which covers North-to-South Europe, further modern, efficient and credible cross-continental shields for their power to brace defence from alleged ballistic attacks.

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