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Lithuania: Missile Shield Plan

Thursday, June 19th, 2008 @ 23:04 UTC

by Veronica Khokhlova

Countries:: Lithuania, Russia, U.S.A.
Topics:: War & Conflict, International Relations, Politics

Robert Amsterdam and Foreign Policy Association's Russia blog write about an alternative U.S. missile shield plan that involves Lithuania.

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova

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