Bargain Basement Ballistic Missile Defence

The official opening of a ballistic missile defence base in Romania was among the top news stories last week news on the worsening Russia–America “partnership.” To be precise, the Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defence System was “certified” at the US Naval base in Deveselu on May 12, and it is now officially operation-ready [1] . Construction was actually completed a year ago, in May 2015 (having lasted 18 months),...