Kremlin angered as US switches on missile shield in Romania

Russia believes shield is intended to weaken its nuclear capabilities, which US officials insist is not the caseThe US has switched on a missile shield in Romania that it sees as vital to defending itself and Europe from long-range missiles fired by rogue states, prompting anger from the Kremlin which believes the shield’s main goal is to weaken its own strategic nuclear capabilities.
The eventual missile shield will stretch from Greenland to the Azores, and will be ready by the end of 201